Five men in a train carriage have their tarot cards read by the mysterious Dr Schreck, all concluding in the same manner – their death. Ranks above many of the similar films which followed by having classic horror themes in the stories – werewolves, voodoo, severed hand, killer plant and vampires. Film also has well above average cast and a tone which remains sombre right up to the bleak ending. That said we do have the one comic relief story, which as usual is by far the weakest – here we have Roy Castle as a jazz musician getting caught up in voodoo.<\/p>\n
It is the framing story in these horror anthologies which often make or break the entire film, and in ‘Dr Terror’s ….’ it is excellent with Cushing having a real tone of menace as the quietly spoken, sinister Dr Schreck, as the action switches back to the increasingly claustrophobic train carriage.<\/p>\n
At a time when Hammer’s standards were beginning to slip, Amicus provided an important rival which ensured the British horror output remained interesting and inventive for quite some time.<\/p>\n
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