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A singer holes up at a sinister estate to write new songs for his act. The ghost of his murdered wife begins to haunt him, then the person who actually killed her shows up at the mansion.A singer holes up at a sinister estate to write new songs for his act. The ghost of his murdered wife begins to haunt him, then the person who actually killed her shows up at the mansion.A singer holes up at a sinister estate to write new songs for his act. The ghost of his murdered wife begins to haunt him, then the person who actually killed her shows up at the mansion.
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- TriviaThe blood used in this film was real outdated donated blood from a local hospital.
- GoofsAround 49min 20sec in, boom reflected in glass of cabinet in the room.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Courting Controversy (2005)
- SoundtracksTraces of A Long Forgotten Tune
by Jamie Anderson from the Album 'With One More Look At You'
on RCA Records
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British Terror picture with intrigue , chills , thrills and genuinely disturbing shocks
A passable and acceptable English Terror that keeps you intriguing , suspenseful and guessing . It deals with singer (Jack Jones) holes up at a sinister and isolated state run by an elderly marriage (Bill Owen , Sheila Keith) to write new songs for his career . But a ghost starts to haunt him . He hears screams and a disfigured woman shows up at the mansion. But then things go wrong , going on a criminal spree . A scream is not a scream...Unless it's heard! More haunting than any melody... Is she the victim of a bizarre murder... or will she be back? If you like this , have you brain examined ! ..more than a bad dream ! World than you most shocking nightmare ! Daré you see the film that shocked the critics ? Far beyond a nightmare . What terrifying craving made her kill ... and kill..and kill... Millions loved him, could someone hate him enough to kill and kill again?.
Scary slasher movie with disturbing chills , eerie intrigue , twisted suspense and violent events with gory , bloody scenes . It is far better written and played than you might expect , if the first part results to be slow-moving as well as boring , lacking exposition, but when appears the creepy marriage : Sheila Keith and Bill Irwin things get better . This chiller packs a simple and basic formula , with neither deep exploration of characters , no analysis of environment or circumstances , but massacres without much sense . Main and support cast provide functional interpretations . Stars Jack Jones giving a so-so acting as a famous singer . Accompanied by a good cast with plenty of familiar faces , such as : Pamela Stephenson , David Doyle , Holly Palance and brief appearances from Richard Johnson as a doctor and June Chadwick as a nurse . While Sheila Keith gives a nice acting as the housekeeper and Bill Irwin is fine as her faithfully hubby .
It contains adequate cinematography by Peter Jessop , adding frightening musical score by composer Stanley Myers who composed the classic soundtrack for ¨Deer Hunter¨. This gory picture was professionally directed by Pete Walker , though it has some flaws , gaps and failures. He was an expert on Terror movies , though he also made other genres and TV series . As Pete Walter directed the following ones : " House of the long shadows¨, ¨Home before Midnight¨ , ¨The Comeback¨ , ¨Schizo¨ , ¨House of Mortal Sin¨, ¨House of Whipcord¨ , ¨Frightmare¨ , ¨Tiffany Jones". With "Frightmare" following on "House of Whipcord" , David McGillivray's scriptwriting undoubtedly having a marked effect on Pete Walker's pictures . Pete Waker's "Nightmare" filmmaking is on another level , altogether from " Cool it Carol ¡" or "The Flesh and Blood Show". Most his films made in exploitation style and used to settle for routine or run-of-the-mill storylines ; however , nowadays , being better considered than in the 70s past . Rating The Comeback (1978) : 5,5/10 . Regular but passable , though it tends to leave a highly unpleasant aftertaste .
Scary slasher movie with disturbing chills , eerie intrigue , twisted suspense and violent events with gory , bloody scenes . It is far better written and played than you might expect , if the first part results to be slow-moving as well as boring , lacking exposition, but when appears the creepy marriage : Sheila Keith and Bill Irwin things get better . This chiller packs a simple and basic formula , with neither deep exploration of characters , no analysis of environment or circumstances , but massacres without much sense . Main and support cast provide functional interpretations . Stars Jack Jones giving a so-so acting as a famous singer . Accompanied by a good cast with plenty of familiar faces , such as : Pamela Stephenson , David Doyle , Holly Palance and brief appearances from Richard Johnson as a doctor and June Chadwick as a nurse . While Sheila Keith gives a nice acting as the housekeeper and Bill Irwin is fine as her faithfully hubby .
It contains adequate cinematography by Peter Jessop , adding frightening musical score by composer Stanley Myers who composed the classic soundtrack for ¨Deer Hunter¨. This gory picture was professionally directed by Pete Walker , though it has some flaws , gaps and failures. He was an expert on Terror movies , though he also made other genres and TV series . As Pete Walter directed the following ones : " House of the long shadows¨, ¨Home before Midnight¨ , ¨The Comeback¨ , ¨Schizo¨ , ¨House of Mortal Sin¨, ¨House of Whipcord¨ , ¨Frightmare¨ , ¨Tiffany Jones". With "Frightmare" following on "House of Whipcord" , David McGillivray's scriptwriting undoubtedly having a marked effect on Pete Walker's pictures . Pete Waker's "Nightmare" filmmaking is on another level , altogether from " Cool it Carol ¡" or "The Flesh and Blood Show". Most his films made in exploitation style and used to settle for routine or run-of-the-mill storylines ; however , nowadays , being better considered than in the 70s past . Rating The Comeback (1978) : 5,5/10 . Regular but passable , though it tends to leave a highly unpleasant aftertaste .
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