(Relatives of a family gather around a creepy old house for the revealing of a will, but they end up disappointed with the outcome. Suddenly; people start dying rather quickly. Has the dead come back to life?)
This managed to maintain my interest for 80 odd minutes or so, but it was rather lame to be completely honest with you. It's black and white, so it certainly has some atmospheric scenes, along with decent suspense, but idiotic characters, and a disappointing ending which is out of left field did it in. My main problem with this movie is that I felt every character was disposable and poorly written. I didn't have anybody to root for, and didn't care if anyone lived or died. The killer himself certainly had potential. I loved the cape he wore, along with the cane he carried around. It was always eerie whenever he was lurking around, but not all is as it seems. This movie is rightfully obscure these days. It's really only notable for Roy Schieder's debut. He does decent in his first film role, and plays a pathetic drunk very well. Not much more I can say, other than that. The rest of the actors do what they have to do well, but they were all unlikable. The death scenes actually do have a bit of creativity to them. I loved the one that involved fire. It was ingeniously twisted, and somewhat disturbing to watch for it's time.
Final Thoughts: It's one of those movies with a whole lot of build-up that goes nowhere. It never bored me; it does have its moments, but not nearly enough of them. It's very hard to find these days, and I would leave it that way if I were you
4/10
This managed to maintain my interest for 80 odd minutes or so, but it was rather lame to be completely honest with you. It's black and white, so it certainly has some atmospheric scenes, along with decent suspense, but idiotic characters, and a disappointing ending which is out of left field did it in. My main problem with this movie is that I felt every character was disposable and poorly written. I didn't have anybody to root for, and didn't care if anyone lived or died. The killer himself certainly had potential. I loved the cape he wore, along with the cane he carried around. It was always eerie whenever he was lurking around, but not all is as it seems. This movie is rightfully obscure these days. It's really only notable for Roy Schieder's debut. He does decent in his first film role, and plays a pathetic drunk very well. Not much more I can say, other than that. The rest of the actors do what they have to do well, but they were all unlikable. The death scenes actually do have a bit of creativity to them. I loved the one that involved fire. It was ingeniously twisted, and somewhat disturbing to watch for it's time.
Final Thoughts: It's one of those movies with a whole lot of build-up that goes nowhere. It never bored me; it does have its moments, but not nearly enough of them. It's very hard to find these days, and I would leave it that way if I were you
4/10