I think the first thing one has to ask is if these type of compendiums actually set out to scare people? It's always been a moot point with me as to if we the viewers should also have our tongues firmly in our cheek as well! Here we get five stories with varying degrees of entertainment value, Midnight Mess, The Neat Job, The Trick'll Kill You, Bargain In Death and Drawn & Quartered. Five men meet in a lift and are taken down to a basement room where all the comforts of home are evident, here they tell their reoccurring nightmares, which in turn leads us to the final shocking denouement.
Very much dated and looking seriously of its time, there is still much to enjoy here, from Terry-Thomas's neat obsessive segment to Tom Baker's crowning last feature, it's wickedly sick without overtly trying to sicken you. Which brings me back to my opening question, are they meant to scare you are are we merely privy to comedy with a cheeky horror theme? You decide 5/10.
Very much dated and looking seriously of its time, there is still much to enjoy here, from Terry-Thomas's neat obsessive segment to Tom Baker's crowning last feature, it's wickedly sick without overtly trying to sicken you. Which brings me back to my opening question, are they meant to scare you are are we merely privy to comedy with a cheeky horror theme? You decide 5/10.