gavin6942 A young psychiatrist interviews four inmates in a mental asylum to satisfy a requirement for employment. He hears stories about 1) the revenge of a murdered wife, 2) a tailor who makes a suit with some highly unusual qualities, 3) a woman who questions her sanity when it appears that her brother is conspiring against her, and 4) a man who builds tiny toy robots with lifelike human heads.With direction from Roy Ward Baker and with stories adapted from the work of Robert Bloch ("Psycho"), how can you go wrong? You simply cannot. The highlight of the anthology is "The Weird Tailor". Not just because it has Peter Cushing, but because the story has the best potential. And, even in short form, it was done quite well.Amicus was the greatest British horror studio and their anthologies are unmatched. This is one of the better ones, and well worth watching.

loomis78-815-989034 Young Dr. Martin (Powell) arrives at his new job at a British insane asylum. He is told by Dr. Rutherford (Patrick Magee) the administrator in charge that the last doctor in his position went insane and is now a patient upstairs. Dr. Martin must figure out who the former doctor was in order to secure the job. This clever wrap around story from Amicus highlights one of their best anthology movies. The first story is "Frozen Fear" telling the story of an adulterous husband named Walter (Todd) who buys a freezer and installs it in his basement with the idea of chopping up his wife so he can be with his lover Bonnie (Barbara Parkins). Once the ghastly job is done, the parts wrapped in brown paper and tied off with rope come to life on their own with revenge in mind. This segment is the most chilling of them all with jump scares and truly horrifying moments, tense and scary. The second story is "The Weird Tailor" a slow moving but involving tale of a tailor (Barry Morse) named Bruno who is about to go bankrupt until Mr. Smith (Cushing) shows up at his shop. He wants Bruno to make a suit for his son made of special material. In need of money, Bruno accepts the bizarre job that requires him to work on the suit at odd hours. There is a great end twist that serves up the horror of this segment. This segment is slow paced but the payoff is worth it. The third story "Lucy comes to stay" tells of Barbara (Charlotte Rampling) who is recovering from a mental breakdown that had her split personality known as Lucy (Britt Ekland) take complete control. Lucy repays Barbara a visit and the murders start again. The final story "Mannikins of Horror" ties back into the wrap around story centering on a brilliant, but mad man named Byron (Lom) who is a patient in the hospital. He makes little robot mannikin's that have real human faces that he can control with his mind. This odd ending segment is creepy and has many enjoyable moments of terror. The final wrap around twist could be the best of all and is sure to catch the viewer off guard. This Amicus film benefited from having all the segments written by Robert Bloch of "Psycho" fame and they're great. Directed cleverly by Roy Ward Baker, this is certainly one of the best of the Amicus 1960's and 1970's horror anthologies. The stories have some grit and a decent amount of gore mixed with shocks, and suspense making this a must see film, especially for fans of anthology horror.

AaronCapenBanner Roy Ward Baker directed this horror anthology set in a mental asylum, as a new doctor is introduced to the back stories of four inmates: 'Frozen Fear' - A man is terrorized by his murdered wife. 'The Weird Tailor' - A tailor is paid to make a most unusual suit for a grieving father. Starring Peter Cushing & Barry Morse. 'Lucy Comes To Stay' - A woman(played by Britt Eckland) believes her brother is conspiring against her. 'Mannequins Of Horror' - A man(played by Herbert Lom) builds tiny dolls, one that looks just like himself, that must kill. Mediocre film with the second tale being the only one of note. Framing story has a surprise ending, which isn't enough to save it.

twomainiacs Admittedly I was somewhat reserved in my ranking on this one. All the stories had more of Alfred's taste in them (I would assume via the director). I will understate my drooling, obvious prejudice over Charlotte Rampling. Anything she is in makes any movie worthwhile. The shorts themselves were all good standing alone in their own right. Trying to tie the last one together was a little loose. I couldn't be sure if this was the writer or the director's issue. At any rate, the movie, as a whole, was worth the watch. Though, I probably won't view it again anytime soon. Also, because I have been a decades long enthusiast of Hitchcock, I felt that the "hair raising" factor was missing in the presentations. One story in particular had really reworked an old endearing plot....you can decide which. At any rate, if you haven't put the popcorn on yet, do so now. Sit back and enjoy and above all else trust no one.......Q(:-}