Horror Day: From Beyond the Grave
Ian: I Love a good anthology and in the ‘70s Amicus produced some corkers. From Beyond the Grave has some clever little tales and a cast of famous faces all linked by a typically impeccable performance from Peter Cushing. Some are creepy (David Warner’s haunted mirror), others more humorous (Margaret Leighton’s elemental battling medium) and one manages a bit of both (the Pleasence double act of father and daughter). They don’t make them like this anymore, mores the pity.
Dipa: This has been my favourite of the day so far. It had the perfect blend of creepiness and humour as Ian suggested in his comment. I felt that Margaret Leighton’s performance was top notch, she was eccentric and amusing to watch. Although Peter Cushing wasn’t a name I was familiar with his face certainly was and thanks to Ian’s filmic knowledge I’ve now discovered he was in a film I loved as a child, Horror Express (until now I didn’t know what the title of the film was but Ian recognised it from my description).
