Thrilling and nail-biting movie with eerie frames , tension, violence and amazing but predictable finale . From start to finish the dark atmosphere , sinister happenings , twists and turns are continuous . It deals with a peculiar family , whose anniversary of Kathleen Haloran's death is approaching , due to she died drowning in the pond on the family estate. Since then, her mummy has had a maniacal obsession with Kathleen's record , and considered the estate to a charity in Kathleen's name . This doesn't sit well with ambitious wife , Louise Haloran, who thinks her mother-in-law is nutty . Along the way, a killer on loose carries out an extreme slaughter . You Must Pass the "D-13" Test To Prepare You for the Horrifying Experience of Dementia 13. If You Fail the Test...You Will Be Asked to Leave the Theater! Pretense is not acceptable at Haloran Castle! Are you afraid of death by drowning? Have you ever attempted suicide? Have you ever thought of committing murder? A Brand New Concept in Motion Picture Shock! A Thrilling New Creation of Terror Thru Sight and Sound, Filmed Entirely in the Shock-Packed Process of Dementia 13!
This Most Terrifying Screen Experience Of Your Life turns out to be an acceptable horror movie with chills , thrills , ghastly deeds and naive special effects and nowadays , considered to be an underground classic. An eerie thriller , set in a creepy castle , it's an early Coppola movie about the members of an Irish family who are being offed by an axe killer one by one . The classy plot about a criminally insane man executing a criminal spree with unexpected consequences , while scaring the people living in the isolated mansion . Terrifying and scary horror movie really influenced by Hammer Films , in which a serial killer causing chaos , destruction and a lot of killings . As the main question of the movie is : Which One Is The Killer?. It displays a confusing plot at times, dealing with non-sense murders and a wished inheritance .The spooky images are wide-ranging , including as follows : gory images , disfigured people , severed heads , slashing , beheading , among others . Not great , but well done terror thriller with mysterious events , some horrifying suspense and slick scene changes . Stars a nice cast giving nice interpretations , such as : William Campbell, Luana Anders, Mary Mitchel and Patrick Magee .
This film was produced in low budget by prolific Roger Corman , being compellingly made by one of the best filmmakers , Francis Ford Coppola , who wrote as well , along with Jack Hill , though it has some flaws and gaps . This director has made great films as "The Conversation", "Apocalypse Now" , "Outsiders", "Rumble Fish" , "Gardens of Stone", and of course "The Godfather" saga and that is deemed to be one of the best ones . A cult above average movie for fans of this great filmmaker Coppola . Essential and fundamental watching for Francis Ford Coppola enthusiasts and completists . Rating : Acceptable and passable 6/10.
This Most Terrifying Screen Experience Of Your Life turns out to be an acceptable horror movie with chills , thrills , ghastly deeds and naive special effects and nowadays , considered to be an underground classic. An eerie thriller , set in a creepy castle , it's an early Coppola movie about the members of an Irish family who are being offed by an axe killer one by one . The classy plot about a criminally insane man executing a criminal spree with unexpected consequences , while scaring the people living in the isolated mansion . Terrifying and scary horror movie really influenced by Hammer Films , in which a serial killer causing chaos , destruction and a lot of killings . As the main question of the movie is : Which One Is The Killer?. It displays a confusing plot at times, dealing with non-sense murders and a wished inheritance .The spooky images are wide-ranging , including as follows : gory images , disfigured people , severed heads , slashing , beheading , among others . Not great , but well done terror thriller with mysterious events , some horrifying suspense and slick scene changes . Stars a nice cast giving nice interpretations , such as : William Campbell, Luana Anders, Mary Mitchel and Patrick Magee .
This film was produced in low budget by prolific Roger Corman , being compellingly made by one of the best filmmakers , Francis Ford Coppola , who wrote as well , along with Jack Hill , though it has some flaws and gaps . This director has made great films as "The Conversation", "Apocalypse Now" , "Outsiders", "Rumble Fish" , "Gardens of Stone", and of course "The Godfather" saga and that is deemed to be one of the best ones . A cult above average movie for fans of this great filmmaker Coppola . Essential and fundamental watching for Francis Ford Coppola enthusiasts and completists . Rating : Acceptable and passable 6/10.