Red-Barracuda When I first heard about Dr. Terrible's House of Horrible I remember being pretty excited. Not only was this the latest Steve Coogan vehicle but it also was basing itself around old British horror movies that I was very fond of. Unfortunately the idea was greater than the execution and the series didn't attract the predicted audience figures and was not recommissioned for a second season. It's a shame that the series wasn't better, as the potential in the idea is so obvious, while the cast used throughout is really very impressive. It also has pretty decent production values with some fine period detail in all the instalments. The biggest single issue is with the writing, as despite being a comedy it really isn't very funny too often and some of the story lines are handled in quite a clunky manner.The three studios synonymous with British horror of the 60's and 70's are spoofed, namely Hammer, Amicus and Tigon. The entries focusing on the latter two are probably the best instalments in the whole series. 'And Now the Fearing' mimics the horror anthology series specialised by Amicus and unlike the others is set in more modern times in the early 1970's, so it really stands out from the other instalments on that basis alone. 'Scream Satan Scream' is the final episode and it parodies the 17th century-set Tigon horror films, most obviously Witchfinder General (1968). In it, Coogan plays probably his most well-conceived character - the sleazy Captain Tobias Slater, Witch Locator. The remaining episodes, however, aren't as good as these and overall are at best somewhat middling. Overall, I enjoyed the series up to a point, in that I like the concept of it and it is certainly good in places but its not essential stuff really and would probably have been more enjoyable if more care had been taken with the writing.

blindstalkerwxc Great too see something out of the ordinary by steve coogan, and pretty unknown but good cast.The 6 stories ( i think ) are of equal quality, they are original , more funny than scary , but that makes it the much more enjoyable.The only thing missing is your fair of nudity that would get you arroused if not stiff enough to see all six episodes in an entire afternoon.Overall good performances by all the actors, and steve coogan. He does possess that dark aura that not all comedians have . In conclusion; you could be pleasantly surprised by this horror/sci-fi comedy series. Have a nice stiff one.

Robski Dr Terribles house of Horrible is a clever pastiche of tacky seventies horror movies. Each episode is introduced by the same character, the bald headed Dr Terrible, and the stories evolve from there. Steve Coogan plays the main character in each one.Especially memorable is the Fu Manchu spoof and the spoof of the early seventies horror movies, such as Tales from the Crypt, where several characters would tell a tale of doom.Coogan fans watched expecting Alan Partridge. To fans of horror this will be appreciated.

thenetnat I think the last reviewer has missed the point. This series is meant to be clichéd, corny and cheesy. Thats where the fun is. Just take the titles of the episodes for example, 'scream satan scream', 'lesbian vampire lovers of lust'. Funny, but not entirely memorable.