A writer makes a wager with his publisher that he can't write a classic-style horror novel within 48 hours. Arrangements are made for Kenneth to go an old mansion in Wales where he meets the Grisbane family, the rightful owners of the house. Forty years ago one family member, Roderick, raped and murdered a woman and has been kept caged in his room, until know. Roderick is on the loose and people start showing up dead.

This movie reunites some of the greatest horror icons ever. Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Vincent Price and John Carradine are all players in this fantastic film, which was made for the sole purpose of reuniting them. At the time, Vincent Price commented that it was a good idea to make this movie as it might have been the last chance that they had to work together again.

Apparently this was a bit of foresight. John Carradine passed away in 1985, Vincent Price in 1993 and Peter Cushing in 1994 and none of them ever paired together again. So we can say that this film denotes the passing of an era.

The plot is decent and the kills are spectacular, which leads to the only bad thing in the movie - Desi Arnaz Jr. is the star. The acting isn't too bad, but with Lee, Cushing, Price and Carradine, you can expect some cheese. This movie contains so much lost acting, it's almost a sin.

I've read some reviews of this movie that call it mediocre and I can't agree with that. I loved this from start to finish. While the movie does have several plot twists, some of which may be predictable, I didn't see any of them coming when I first saw this. I was 7 years old at the time, so that's expected..

I highly recommend getting a copy of this movie, simply because it's the LAST TIME (and one of the only times) you will see these four legends of horror in the same movie sharing scenes together. Sadly, it's only available on VHS as of this review. I suppose the rights haven't been released yet.