A few thoughts: Following in the tradition of their first portmanteau anthology film, Amicus gave Freddie Francis the director's chair yet again and the result, while not quite as good as 'Dr. Terror', was still a lot of fun. With a similar framework (this time with Burgess Meredith in the Dr. Terror-esque role) this movie takes less conventional horror stories than its predecessor, instead telling tales of man-eating cats, evil pianos, and other crazy things. With four main stories and a wraparound framework, this movie proves yet again that even when some individual segments are weaker than others, with one director in charge of filming the project, a consistent tone elevates the material. Because they figured this out, these movies never feel like a mishmash of incohesive non-sequiturs. Much more similar to Dr. Terror than any of the other anthologies, this movie still stands on its own and it does a great job telling some weird and cool stories. While I obviously prefer Peter Cushing as the host, Burgess Meredith does an excellent job and really helps tie the segments together.
Fans of anthology horror of days gone by. Maybe not essential, but still absolutely worth checking out.
My grade: B
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