Aquickglimpseatthecastforthisfilmwouldmakeanyhorrorfangiddywithglee.Theactualmoviedoesn'tliveuptothosehighexpectations,butit'sfarfrombeingallbad.DesiArnazJr.不要停止奔跑，不要回顾来路，来路无可眷恋，值得期待的只有前方。——《马男波杰克》!)playsanauthorwhomakesacrazy$20,000betwithhispublisherthathecouldwriteagreatnovelinonly24hours.Todoso,thepublishergiveshimthekeystoanoldabandonedhousewherehewon'tbedisturbed.Nottrue.OncehegetsthereheisinterruptedbyamultitudeofguestsincludingafamilywhichconsistsofJohnCarradine,SheilaKeith,PeterCushingandVincentPrice.Theyaregatheredthereinatwistedfamilyreuniontoreleasetheirbrotherfromtheroomhe'sbeenimprisonedinforfortyyears.EvenChristopherLeedropsbyasCorrigan,themanwhohasjustpurchasedthehouse.Soon,theyrealizethatthecagedbrotherislooseandoutforrevenge. Whatagreatplotlineandwhatadreamcast!Thismovieshouldhavebeenahellofalotbetter.It'shardtopinpointtheexactproblemswiththefilm,butIwouldventuretosaythatthelackoflightingwasamajorfault.SurethehousehasnoelectricitybutIthinktheytookthetitleofthemoviealittletooliterally.Scenesafterscenesarebarelyvisibleandtheactors'facesareundecipherable.Onlythemomentsinthemaindinninghallarewelllit.Also,thegreatactorsaregivenverylittletodo.CushinggetsafewchucklesasthescaredbrotherbutPrice,LeeandespeciallyCarradinearesomewhatwastedhere.Well,atleastPricegetsthebestlineofthefilm`Pleasedon'tinterruptmewhileIamsoliloquizing.'Andontheplusside,thestoryhasenoughtwistsandturnsthroughouttokeepone`sinterestandtheending,whileabitofacop-out,managestosurprise.