Themes: Renegade Body Parts, Ghosts, Woman In Jeopardy
Main Cast: Geoffrey Crutchley, Peter Cushing, Herbert Lom, Patrick Magee
Release Year: 1973
Country: UK
Run Time: 87 minutes
Plot
This creepy, atmospheric horror film from England's Amicus Productions dispenses with much of the tongue-in-cheek presentation of their popular '70s horror anthologies (such as Asylum and Dr. Terror's House of Horrors) in favor of a more adult-oriented approach. The story begins in the 18th century, as a young stable hand tries to prevent nobleman Fengriffen (Herbert Lom) from raping a young servant girl -- who happens to be the stable hand's wife -- and for this transgression has his hand lopped off. Flash forward to the present, where Fengriffen's ancestor (Ian Ogilvy) and his wife (Stephanie Beacham), now living on the ancestral estate, are haunted by the servant's vengeful spirit, as well as the severed hand itself, which roams the gloomy corridors of the mansion. Most video versions are taken from the TV print, which is missing some scenes of violence and nudity. ~ Cavett Binion, All Movie Guide
Stephanie Beacham - Catherine Fengriffen; Rosalie Crutchley - Mrs. Luke; Janet Key - Bridget; Lloyd Lamble - Sir John Westcliffe; Gillian Lind - Aunt Edith; Ian Ogilvy - Charles Fengriffen; Guy Rolfe - Maitland; Geoffrey Whitehead - Silas Jr. / Silas Sr.; Frank Forsyth - Servant; Norman Mitchell - Constable; Sally Harrison - Sarah; Geoffrey Crutchley - Silas
Credit
Tony Curtis - Art Director, Derek Whitehurst - First Assistant Director, Roy Ward Baker - Director, Peter Tanner - Editor, Douglas Gamley - Composer (Music Score), Denys Coop - Cinematographer, Max Rosenberg - Producer, Milton Subotsky - Producer, Fred Carter - Set Designer, Roger Marshall - Screenwriter
And Now the Screaming Starts! is a 1973Britishperiodhorror film. It is one of the few feature-length horror stories by Amicus, a company best-known for anthology or "portmanteau" films.
