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The title ... where is the house of hoorrors???


After watching this, people often ask, what the story has to do with a "house of horrors"? Many expect a Gothic story, involving torture in some dark mansion. The title is derived from the the doctor's name, Schreck, which means "terror" in German. And in the movie, the doctor calls his Tarot cards a "house of horrors." Hence the title.

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Nice research.

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Just watched it again (hadn't seen it in years - had forgotten all but the very last "twist") - BBC2 here in the UK, July 18th 2010. Finished at 3.45am, but me & the wife couldn't tear ourselves away!

They don't make 'em like this anymore..!

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Have to agree with jessieanchor. This has been my favourite horror anthology since I first saw it as a kid. Usually the wrap-a-round story on this type is contrived. This one is very good, tying the individual stories neatly together.


You can't palm off a second-rater on me. You gotta remember I was in the pink!

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Hoorror for to your English teacher.

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People expecting a gothic film will be disappointed. Only the werewolf segment is that style.

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