A few thoughts: Sixth of the seven horror anthologies released by Amicus during the '60s through the '70s, and the only one that doesn't feature Peter Cushing. Uh oh, that can't be good. Well, it actually was good, though not quite on the level of several others. As could be expected, this movie has cool production design, atmospheric music, and plenty of fun tales to tell -- one of which is only about 5 minutes long and because of that doesn't even feel worth mentioning. The other four, however, are all pretty solid, if slightly unoriginal. There's a story about a man trying to find and kill his sister, one about an overly controlling husband, a story about a magic rope, and the final being about an artist (played by Tom Baker, the fourth Doctor Who) who finds revenge through his paintings. Since the segments are all so short, none of them ever overstay their welcome, and the concepts are solid enough to be entertaining even when they aren't they most mindblowingly unique. The framework is very basic, but it ties the whole thing together. Overall, this is a pretty standard anthology, but an entertaining one.
People who've seen any of the other 6 Amicus anthologies and like that style of horror. It's not too extreme, it's pretty short, and worth a look.
My grade: C+
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