From Beyond the Grave

Peter Cushing plays Max Von Sydow as the proprietor of a "Needful Things"esque shop. Four customers get greedy and pay the price in four tales that I enjoyed. Kevin Connor did some pretty interesting stuff when he wasn't saddled with Doug McClure. Actually, I like the Doug McClure stuff, but I'm a dumdum. This aged well. The first short was legitimately creepy. I'd say the same thing about the second, but I'd be talking directly at seeing Donald Pleasance's daughter!

One of the better Amicus anthologies.

I find that even enjoyable horror anthologies are hit-or-miss as regards the individual stories. This one is no exception, and I'd say that it's the best Amicus horror anthology I've seen so far due to the quality of the first story (The Gatecrasher) and the last one (The Door). The middle stories, while boasting solid casts- including the great Donald Pleasance- are all right, but don't match the quality of the other two. Peter Cushing is good, as always, in the wraparound story.

Another entertaining horror anthology from Amicus. All four of the segments are worth watching, but I particularly enjoyed part 2 ("An Act of Kindness") with Donald and Angela Pleasence, in which the rather mundane domestic setting helped add to the creepiness. Special mention also goes to Margaret Leighton's delightfully manic performance as Madame Orloff, clairvoyant extraordinaire, in part 3 ("The Elemental")... it's funny stuff.

bad good bad good. guy in the 3rd one looks exactly like jeb bush.

Good horror anthology. Madame Orloff is particular is a real charmer

Like any of us raised on the diet of THOH anthologies at Halloween time I have a soft spot for the genre especially this era. I mean look at that cast Cushing, Pleasence and Dors ya can't really beat it. Amicus has basically perfected the art of how to shoot these kind of things. Simple but with a nice flair when needed.

The film's poster compares the movie to Rosemary's Baby, Dracula, Frankenstein, and The Exorcist. This film wouldn't compare favorably with The Exorcist II, let alone most of those other classics. The anthology is full of dull fables about not stealing or gypping people with very little style or panache. The second segment is the only one worth remembering, even if it is cartoonishly silly.

One of the best horror anthologies.

Amicus's final horror anthology film is based on short stories by R. Chetwynd-Hayes. They aren't the most thrilling stories, but with the exception of "The Elemental", they serve their purpose and the film entertains.