Monday, December 22, 2014

Asylum (1972)

A Fun Horror Anthology



Quite a fun horror anthology. Four horror stories that are corny in their way yet enjoyable to watch. A mystery is involved too - who is Dr. Star?! Out of the four stories it is the third story that I like the best, the story of Lucy.

The first story, "Frozen Fear", is of a murdered wife that gets her revenge. This is not a typical ghost story - it's quite different. I found humor in this one - a bit silly.

The second story, "The Weird Tailor", is about an unusual suit that a tailor has to make. Really it's not the tailor that is so weird - it's more the man that ordered the suit that is odd (played wonderfully by Peter Cushing).

The third story, "Lucy Comes to Stay", is about a woman who thinks her brother is plotting against her and wonders if she's gone insane. Her 'friend Lucy' shows up to help her out.

The fourth story, "Mannikins of Horror", is of a man who creates robots but makes the heads of them very human - life-like.

Then we find out who Dr. Star is. Can you figure out who he is before the answer is reveled?

Pretty fun - campy in a way.

8.5/10


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