Revered, misunderstood and oft-discussed, Stephen Weeks' rarely seen 1974 dreamlike chiller is the absolute definition of a cult British Horror film. Set in 1920 s England it tells of three former public schoolmates, Larry Dann (The Bill), Murray Melvin (The Devils) and the enigmatic Vivian Mackerell (the inspiration for Bruce Robinson' s creation 'Withnail', seen here in his only major screen role), who reunite in a country mansion haunted by the spirit of insane former resident Marianne Fai find out more...
A young man is left for dead when a patrol officer happens upon him. Rushing to the nearby hospital things take a turn for the worse as every sub-genre of horror collides in this monster/slasher/detective/supernatural/cult-style schlock fest. The tension is good but it looses its bite when the twist turns out to be almost everything you can think of. More throw it at the w find out more...