Directed by:
Roy Ward BakerScreenplay:
Roger MarshallCinematography:
Denys N. CoopComposer:
Douglas GamleyCast:
Peter Cushing, Herbert Lom, Patrick Magee, Ian Ogilvy, Stephanie Beacham, Guy Rolfe, Michael Elphick, Rosalie Crutchley, Sylvester Morand, Blake Butler (more)Plots(1)
Set in 1795 England, And Now the Screaming Starts! tells the tale of blissful newlyweds Catherine (Stephanie Beacham) and Charles Fengriffen (Ian Ogilvy) who move into his ancestral family mansion. On their wedding night, Catherine is raped by a malevolent spirit. She is further plagued by a series of haunting visions involving an eyeless woodsman and a murderous disembodied hand. Can a savage act of depravity and violence committed by one of Charles' ancestors be to blame? Charles fears that his bride is going insane and calls for Doctor Whittle (Patrick Magee). Unable to help Catherine overcome her visions, Dr. Whittle calls for assistance from a fellow practitioner, Dr. Pope (Peter Cushing), who uses reason and logic to combat what he assumes is a mental disorder. In time, Dr. Pope finds himself fighting a losing battle against the forces of the supernatural carrying out a bloody family curse. (official distributor synopsis)
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And Now the Screaming Starts! is a costume horror movie in the spirit of high-quality Hammer productions, i.e. with nice sets, camerawork, music, professional casting and a bit of cliché (the same dogs again!). And with a traditionally simple story that would suffice for a 20-minute episode of a TV series. With the passage of time, this type of film irretrievably faded into obscurity in emotional terms and became interesting only for a narrow circle of viewers.
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