Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Peter Cushing | ... | Dr. Pope | |
Herbert Lom | ... | Henry Fengriffen | |
Patrick Magee | ... | Dr. Whittle | |
Stephanie Beacham | ... | Catherine Fengriffen | |
Ian Ogilvy | ... | Charles Fengriffen | |
Geoffrey Whitehead | ... | Woodsman / Silas | |
Guy Rolfe | ... | Maitland | |
Rosalie Crutchley | ... | Mrs. Luke | |
Gillian Lind | ... | Aunt Edith | |
Sally Harrison | ... | Sarah | |
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Janet Key | ... | Bridget |
John Sharp | ... | Henry's friend | |
Norman Mitchell | ... | Constable | |
Lloyd Lamble | ... | Sir John Westcliff | |
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Kay Adrian |
In 1795, in England, the young woman Catherine moves to the house of her fiancé Charles Fengriffen in the country to get married with him. When she arrives, she feels interest in the portraits of the Fengriffen family, particularly in the one of Charle's grandfather Henry Fengriffen, which seems to have a sort of evil entity possessing it. While admiring Henry's face, a severed hand attacks Catherine through the picture on the wall. Later, she gets married with Charles, beginning her journey of mystery, eerie apparitions, secrets and deaths, and having her days filled with fear and the nights with horrors in a cursed family. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Catherine (Stephanie Beacham) the new blushing bride of Charles Fengriffen (Ian Ogilvy) comes to live at his old family estate. On their first night together a family curse rears it's ugly head when a ghost rapes and impregnates her. Dr. Pope (Peter Cushing) is brought into the mix to figure the mess and solve the riddle of the curse.
' And Now The Screaming Starts' is a solid tale from the Amicus Studios. The acting is on par with this type of film, slightly over the top and hammy but that's to be expected for this fare. While the production value is close to the grand productions of Hammer Studios (Amicus' chief competitor) the film lacks the lovely atmosphere of the Gothic Hammer films.