Inclubabu Plot so thin, it passes unnoticed.

SteinMo What a freaking movie. So many twists and turns. Absolutely intense from start to finish.

Aedonerre I gave this film a 9 out of 10, because it was exactly what I expected it to be.

Sarita Rafferty There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

christopher-underwood Starts really well and the simple tale is well set up with fabulous sets and a multitude of spooky artefacts. Lee and Cushing work well together and all the cast are effective, the ladies perhaps less so but then maybe I'm used to the stylish girls of Hammer and the Italians. Everything is seemingly going fine until about halfway through and then it slows almost to a stop. There are moments when nothing happens and the cameraman is left to pan around the rows of masks and various trophies. The script ran out and with it the film and although it does pick up for the ending it is rather a shame. I would have though even a little back story of what the mask has been up to in the past years would have been relatively simple to film. Still, a little bit different and those wonderful sets look great in Blu-ray.

lookingbpleased No spoiler here. Now that I read the terms. Heck, I don't remember the whole film... I just remember a skull, floating down a long hallway - is that a spoiler? And I was young, before school, with my sister in her 56 Chevy... and it scared the holy crap out of me.I remembered the tittle suddenly tonight, and looked it up, and here's the exact film I saw. Well, imagine watching this as a 5 year old or so, (I was born in 56) - in a drive in, and with your sister trying to scare the crap out of you. That's my memory of this film, and I'm trying to find it on Amazon or Netflix, just to see what I really remember. Old pic, but very scary. Bye!

AaronCapenBanner Freddie Francis directed this thriller that stars Peter Cushing as Dr. Maitland, a collector of unusual objects who comes into possession of the skull of the Marquis De Sade, a reputedly evil man with supernatural powers. His friend(played by Christopher Lee) tries to warn him about its evil, and to get rid of it, but he doesn't listen, and as a consequence, is plagued by nightmares, as people around him start dying, and the evil nature of the skull tries to influence and then destroy him... Good cast of course, which also includes Patrick Wymark and Michael Gough, with intriguing back story, but film becomes tedious and far-fetched, leading to an unsatisfying, downbeat end.

JoeB131 Has anyone ever done a scorecard of how many films Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee did together, and how many times they killed each other? This one has a simple enough plot. The Maquis DeSade's skull is stolen from it's grave, but still manages to exert an evil influence on anyone who possesses it. The end of the film is a rather trippy bit with Cushing's character being exhorted by the skull to kill his sleeping wife.Amicus film was the poor man's Hammer. While Hammer had the rich sets and good costumes, Amicus put their productions on whatever could be worked up in a hurry. Still, this film looks good and is a bit of fun.