"Hammer House of Horror" The House That Bled to Death (1980)

User Rating:

7.4/10   

Director:

Tom Clegg

Writer:

David Lloyd (teleplay)

TV Series:

"Hammer House of Horror" (1980)

Original Air Date:

11 October 1980 (Season 1, Episode 5)

Genre:

Drama | Horror | Thriller

Plot:

William and Emma Peters buy an old house where a brutal murder happened years ago in very bad condition with the intention of restoring it...

Plot Keywords:

Anthology | Gothic | Supernatural Power

Cast

Nicholas Ball	...	William Peters
Rachel Davies	...	Emma
Brian Croucher	...	George Evans
Patricia Maynard	...	Jean Evans (as Pat Maynard)
Milton Johns	...	Andrew James Powers
Emma Ridley	...	Sophia
Joanne White	...	Sophia
George Tovey	...	Old Man, Albert Clements
Una Brandon-Jones	...	Old Woman / Mrs. Clements
Jo Warne	...	1st Mother
Sarah Keller	...	2nd Mother
Max Mason	...	Journalist
Anna Perry	...	Journalist
Marilyn Finlay	...	Sister
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Gary Bond	...	(uncredited)

Directed by
Tom Clegg

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
David Lloyd		teleplay

Produced by
Brian Lawrence	....	producer
David Reid	....	producer
Roy Skeggs	....	producer

Original Music by
James Bernard

Cinematography by
Norman Warwick

Film Editing by
Robert C. Dearberg		(as Bob Dearberg)

Casting by
Eileen Garstka

Production Design by
Carolyn Scott

Makeup Department
Alan Brownie	....	makeup artist
Betty Sherriff	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Ron Jackson	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
David Munro	....	assistant director
Tom Clegg	....	assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Bob Bell	....	assistant art director
Richard Rooker	....	assistant art director

Sound Department
Stuart Edwards	....	sound
Jack T. Knight	....	dubbing editor (as Jack Knight)
Otto Snel	....	dubbing mixer
Bryan Tilling	....	dubbing editor

Special Effects by
Ian Scoones	....	special effects

Camera and Electrical Department
Chic Anstiss	....	camera operator (as Rodney Anstiss)
Steve Birtles	....	gaffer

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Laura Nightingale	....	costume supervisor

Music Department
Marcel Durham	....	music editor
Philip Martell	....	music supervisor

Other crew
Jack Gill	....	presenter
Marjorie Lavelly	....	continuity
Margaret Nicholas	....	production assistant
Anthony Read	....	story editor
Mike Widd	....	production accountant
Callum McDougall	....	production runner (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Hammer Film Productions

Distributors

• Horror TV (2007) (Japan) (TV)

Other Companies

• Group Five  lighting

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Netherlands:16

Filming Locations:

Chairborough Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Company:

Hammer Film Productions

Goofs:

Continuity: When George Evans reads the newspaper with William and Emma, the headline reads "Albert Clements Butchers Wife"; but later, when talking to Jean and George, Mr. Powers asks of they knew "…the Johnsons, the husband that murdered his wife".

This Tale Has Not a Happy End

William (Nicholas Ball) and Emma Peters (Rachel Davies) buy an old house where a brutal murder happened years ago in very bad condition with the intention of restoring it. They move with their daughter Sophie (Emma RidleY), and become friends of their neighbors Jean (Patricia Maynard) and George Evans (Brian Croucher). However, eerie events happen in the house, inclusive the death of Sophie's cat. In Sophie's birthday party, a pipe leaks blood and they leave the place, disclosing a secret later.

"The House That Bled to Death" is a scary and one of the best episodes of the series "Hammer House of Horror". The fantastic twist, disclosing a secret, and the tragic conclusion are really excellent. My vote is eight.

Title (Brazil): "A Casa Que Sangrou Até Morrer" ("The House That Bled to Death")