AKA Night of the Ghoul. The Thing in the Attic."Please release me from my vow."
A couple taking part in a cross country car race breakdown on some moors. They split up and she ends up at the house of Dr Lawrence (Peter Cushing). He seems intent on keeping her there, but what could be out there that frightens the Dr so? When the couple never make it to the finish of the race, Geoffrey (Ian McCulloch) and Angela (Alexandra Bastedo) come looking for them.
Atmospheric, Hammeresque horror, that is pervaded with an air of sadness that gives an original twist to an essentially ordinary horror. This along with the fine performances by Cushing and John Hurt lift it above most within the genre.
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