A couple attempts to unravel a sinister plot within the English countryside estate of a dying man who has gathered an eclectic and notable group of house guests.
Production
That mansion is the real star, dripping with Gothic excess.
Costume
Roger Daltrey's scarves deserve separate billing.

Director
Richard Marquand
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Richard Marquand later directed *Return of the Jedi*, making this his training ground for handling legacy and inheritance plots.
This was part of a brief 70s boom in 'old dark house' horror revivals, riding *The Exorcist*'s coattails with considerably less coherence.
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