The House That Dripped Blood is a 1970 British horror anthology film directed by Peter Duffell and distributed by Amicus Productions. It stars Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Nyree Dawn Porter, Denholm Elliott, and Jon Pertwee. The film is a collection of four short stories, all originally written and subsequently scripted by Robert Bloch, linked by the protagonist of each story's association with the eponymous building. The film carries the tagline "TERROR waits for you in every room in The House That Dripped Blood." Shortly after renting an old country house, film star Paul Henderson... mysteriously disappears and Inspector Holloway from Scotland Yard is called to investigate. Inquiring at the local police station, Holloway is told some of the house's history. He then contacts the estate agent renting the house, who elaboates further. A hack writer of horror stories moves into the house with his wife and is haunted by visions of Dominic , the murderous, psychopathic central character of his latest novel.
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| Release date: | March 1971 |
| Directed by: | Peter Duffell |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 102 Minutes |
| Producer: | Max Rosenberg, Milton Subotsky |
| Editor: | Peter Tanner |
| Music by: | Michael Dress |
| Cinematography: | Ray Parslow |
| Screenplay by: | Robert Bloch, Russ Jones |
| Estimated budget: | $500,000 |