The Oblong Box (1969)

11/06/1969 (GB)•Horror•1h 36m

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Some things are better left buried.

Overview

Evil lurks in the gloomy house at Markham Manor where a deranged Sir Edward is the chained prisoner of his brother Julian. When Sir Edward escapes, he embarks on a monstrous killing spree, determined to seek revenge on all those whom he feels have double-crossed him.

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Vincent Price
Sir Julian Markham
Christopher Lee
Dr. J. Neuhartt
Rupert Davies
Joshua Kemp
Uta Levka
Heidi
Sally Geeson
Sally Baxter
Alister Williamson
Sir Edward Markham
Peter Arne
Samuel Trench
Hilary Dwyer
Lady Elizabeth Markham
Maxwell Shaw
Hackett

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A review by Wuchak

6.0

Written by Wuchak on Sep 25, 2021

_**Vincent Price, Hilary Dwyer, Gothic horror and Voodoo in 19th century London**_ In 1865 England, an aristocrat (Vincent Price) locks his brother (Alister Williamson) in the attic because he was hideously scarred by a Voodoo revenge ritual in Africa. While the Lord woos nubile Elizabeth (Hilary Dwyer) the caged sibling is able to escape with the assistance of his lawyer and a witchdoctor, eventually hiding out with an unscrupulous doctor (Christopher Lee). When the hooded man ventures out of the house horror ensues. While "The Oblong Box” (1969) utilizes several Edgar Allan Poe themes,...