"The House That Dripped Blood" "TO LET" "FILM STAR DISAPPEARS" " Sergeant Martin?" " Yes." " Detective Inspector Holloway." " Oh!" "Good afternoon Sir." "It's quite an honour to have you come all this way down from Scotland Yard." "You think so?" "I've got more important things on my plate." "...than chasing temperamental film stars." " Would you like a cup of tea Sir?" " I haven't come here for tea either." " I sent my report in as quickly as I could Sir" " Yes, I know." "I read it!" "You must realise Sir this things not really in my line." "Your report makes that very clear." "Well, there is something I didn't mention in my report Sir." " About Paul Henderson?" " No." "About the house." "This is not the first time that something has happened to the tenants of that house." " Other disappearances?" " No, not exactly disappearances Sir." "Well, what then?" "Well, I have a file here, you ought to have a look at." "There's something that happened about two years ago Sir." "The house was empty for some time..." "Then the Estate Agent had an enquiry from a young couple in London." ""Hillier", the name was, Charles and Alice Hillier." " Good Morning Mrs Hillier." " Good Morning Mr Stoker." "Good Morning." " Good Morning." " Glad you could make it." "Thankyou." " Well, shall we go in?" " Why not?" "Who was your last tennant?" "Queen Victoria?" "No, but the house has been empty for some time." " Perhaps you'd like to see the kitchen." " I hope there's a refrigerator." "Oh yes!" "Not the most modern of course but definitely a refrigerator." "The House of Death" "I realise the house isn't modern Mrs Hillier." "But it does have some virtues, don't you think?" "I can't say I've seen them Mr Stoker." "This collection is fantastic." "Somebody who lived here had literary tastes after my own heart." " It's perfect isn't it?" " Your'e not serious?" "..." " No, I mean it." "It's ideal for me." " Oh darling." "Now look." "I promise we'll move back to London as soon as I finish the book." "I haven't been able to write a line in weeks, you know that." " Do you really want us to take it?" " Hmm." "I suppose I could bear it for a month or two." "Good." "I know I'll be able to work here." " What sort of work, may I ask?" " My Husbands a writer Mr Stoker." " Oh, what sort of writing does he do?" " Horror stories." "He specializes in murder." "In the most gruesome ways imaginable." " Hello darling, your'e back early." " It's past eight." " So it is!" "I must have worked right through." " So I see." " Can I read it?" " No." " Let me show you." " Show me?" "Here." "They say one pictures better than a thousand words." "That's Dominic." "He's the villain in my story." "He's a strangler who's escaped from an asylum for the criminally insane." "He roams the countryside at night, searching for fresh victims." "Laughing maniacly as he kills them." "Sometimes I wonder where you get your ideas." "Looking through the window." "That's where I first saw him, this morning." " Just after you left." " You saw him?" "Only in my minds eye." "From now on Dominic's my partner in crime." " He's going to make us a lot of money." " Well, here's to Dominic." "Darling have you seen the car keys?" "Yes there." " How's it going?" " Splendidly." " I'm almost halfway through." " Oh good." "You can thank my strangler for that." "Dominic." "You know, he's really taking over." "I've come to know his mind." "Almost the way he feels." "That's what makes him so very..." "real." "And so very frightning." "Hello, darling." " What's wrong?" " I.." "I.." "I d.. didn't k.. know..." " I didn't know it was you, I..." " Who else did you think it was?" "You silly." "Oh I'm exhausted." "I'll make some coffee." "Do you want some?" "Darling, what's the matter?" "It's Dominic." "I saw him." " You mean you imagined him?" " No, I mean, I I saw him, last night, just before you came back from the theatre." "And again, just now." " But he's just a character" " I know." "I know, but I saw him." "Darling you've been working much too hard." "Your imaginations playing tricks with you." "Look." "Why don't you take the day off and come up to London with me?" "No, no not till I've finished my book." "Charles?" "What is it?" " It's Dominic." "He's in there!" " Oh, Charles!" "No, no, please!" "He's over there." "He's sitting in the chair." "There's nobody here." "Didn't you see him move?" "He's over there." "Didn't you hear that, "he laughed"?" "Oh darling, please." " Toast darling?" " No thankyou." " Charles, you really must see a doctor." " But I've got a deadline, I can't." " When the books finished..." " No, NOW!" "How much longer do you think we can go on like this?" "Alright." "So that's the story Doctor." "What do you think?" "What I think doesn't matter." "It's what you think that's important." "What more can I tell you?" "A good deal Mr Hillier." " I don't understand." " Exactly." "The point of psychiatry is to help you to understand." "And, that takes time." "I should like to see you regularly." "At least, once a week." "Perhaps you'd have a word with my receptionist?" "And make an appointment." "You do think that you can help me?" "I'll Try." " How's it going?" " It isn't..." " I think there's a storm brewing!" " A storm!" "Andrews keeps talking about a storm, inside me." "Everything comes from the inside apparently." "A projection of my own imagination." "Do you know what he actually told me, at our last session?" "He said that when an author creates a character It's like an actor playing a role..." "And sometimes the role takes over." " I shan't do any more work tonight." " You just relax darling." "I'll make you a nice hot drink." " Better?" " Yes, thankyou darling." "Don't touch me!" "Keep away from me!" " I saw him, it was Dominic." " It wasn't Dominic." "It was you." " Me?" " Yes." "You came up behind me." "And tried to strangle me." "Oh my God!" "Oh, Charles!" "Darling, what are we going to do?" "I'm going to call Dr Andrews." "He must see you." "Tonight." "As I've told you before, Charles," "An authors characters are an extension of his own personality." "Sometimes, a part of it that he normally tries to conceal from himself." "Please, try to relax." "Close your eyes." "Listen to me." "You think of yourself as a kind and decent man." "You love your wife but, you also have, hostility toward her." "Instead of, expressing that hostility" "You create a character, to express it for you." "But that character is only a creature of your imagination." "It is not real." "As I have said before, your'e like an actor who loses himself in his role." "Youv'e lived with this character day after day." "You visualized his appearance, dramatized his acts." "Though his thoughts." "So much so that youv'e come to believe, that he really exists." "But he doesn't." "But I've been writing about murderers for years." "And I've never wanted to become one." "I mean, why should I suddenly want to do so now?" "Even in my subconscious." "Well!" "How did it go?" "Everything's taken care of." "Darling, I knew the plan would work?" "Now we can go away together." "They said that I wasn't a very good actor..." "We don't have to worry about getting work." "We'll have plenty of money now with all the royalties on Charles books." "...That I wasn't believeable in the parts I played." "Hello?" "Could I speak to Mrs Hillier please.?" "Yes, speaking." "This is Detective Inspector Chapman from Scotland Yard, Madam." "I'm calling from Dr Andrews office." "I'm afraid I've got some bad news." "We've found your husband dead." "Doctor Andrews is murdered too." "Hello Mrs Hillier." "Hello?" "Hello?" "The Police say they've found Dr Andrews body." "And that Charles has been strangled as well." "That's right." "Both of them are quite dead." "Andrews first." "And then Charles." " But..." " It was very easy." " Much easier than I'd imagined." " But that wasn't the plan!" "The point was t.. to prove charles insane." "It's better this way." "Much better." "But don't you see?" "They'll be looking for a killer." "Perhaps they'll come looking for you Richard." "Richard?" "I don't know anyone called Richard." "My name is Dominic." "We found him standing over her body, laughing." "It's not all him, you know." "It's that house." " The house?" " Yes, theres something strange about it." "Listen sergeant I'm interested in facts not fantasies." "Very well Sir." "Consider this:" "When that house was empty again the estate agent rented it out to a new tennant." "A retired Stock-Broker from the city." "A Mr Philip Grayson." " Interesting house." " Yes it is." "For the right person." " Your'e retired aren't you?" " Yes." " Businessman?" " Yes." "Oh." "I see!" " Wife?" " I beg your pardon?" " Are you married?" " No I've never been married." "Oh, I'm sorry I didn't mean to pry." "I was just thinking you might get rather bored living all alone in this house." "I'm used to being alone." "As a matter of fact I'm looking forward to living here." "And doing some of the things I had little time to do when I was working." "Gardening, reading, listening to music." "Oh no." "I shan't be bored." "JAQUELINES MUSEUM OF HORROR" "She is beautiful, isn't she?" "My Salome." " Ah, yes, yes it's very well done." " Perhaps she reminds you of someone." "You see, she has a strange effect on people." "They seem to see in her all sorts of things." " Was she, modelled from life?" " You might say that." " Who was the model?" " My wife." " She must be a.. a very beautiful woman." " She's dead." "Murdered." "No doubt you've seen the rest of the figures in my exhibition." "They're all murderers." "That's what the public wants to see." "But you said your... the model you used for Salome was a victim." "A victim, yes." "And also a murderess" "I found her one day holding an axe." "And nearby the body of my dearest friend." "It was the State that murdered her." "I made a waxen image of her body her face." "I wanted to preserve her beauty... forever." "And now men come and stare at her the way you did." "You will come again won't you?" "Even though you know." "No, no, I don't think I shall." "Thankyou." "Goodbye." " My dear Phillip." " Neville!" " Friends?" " Yes, yes, of course." " Aren't you going to invite me in?" " Forgive me." "Come on in." " I was so surprised to see you." " So this is where you've been hiding yourself." "I never thought I'd see you in this part of the world." " Can I offer you a drink?" " Thankyou." " Scotch?" " Lovely." "I was travelling North on business." "Then I remembered you had a place about a mile from the road." "So I thought I'd drop in and surprise you." "To tell you the truth I was getting a bit lonely." "Will you stay to dinner?" "Overnight if you wish.." "I've..?" ".. I've got lots of room." "You sound as though you'd be afraid to be left here on your own." "That's past now." "And with me." "We could never have won her Phillip." "Either of us" "Were not winners, You and I." "Anyway." "It was a long time ago." "Now she's dead." "How do you manage to occupy yourself here all day?" "Oh, I have plenty to do." "I read, listen to music, do the garden." "And I walk into town occasionally, when the weather is nice." "That reminds me..." "I must pop in myself and get some tobacco before I leave." " Can I give you a lift in?" " Well, I wasn't going in but, well why not?" "Rather a good antique shop here." " I used to collect those when I was a kid." " Did you?" "Would you like that swan as a souvenir of your vist?" "I wouldn't know what to do with it." "Unless you filled it with apple strudle." "I must say things are very much cheaper here than they are in London." " They always are aren't they?" " Good Lord!" " There's a waxworks museum here." " Yes." " Let's go and have a quick look see." " Oh no." "It's sure to be dull and it's such a nice day." "I haven't seen one since I was a kid." "Come on!" " Yes you're quite right." "It is rather dull." " Let's go." "Wait a minute." "What's over here?" "Neville!" "It's stuffy in here." "Let's go" "She's beautiful." "She's almost alive." "She's lovely." "Goodbye Phillip." "Thanks for being such a marvellous host." "Not at all." "It was my pleasure." "I'm only sorry you can't stay." "No, I'd better fly back, I'm late now." "Sure I can't give you a lift into town?" "No thanks." "I'm not going in today." "I'll be off then." " Bye." " Cheerio." " Take care of yourself." " Thanks for everything." "Chow." "Neville?" "I helped myself." "Neville, I saw you at that museum." "I know." "I came back to apologize." "I don't know why I went there." "I do." "It was the face of Slaome, wasn't it?" "Yes." "It was uncanny." " It was almost as though..." " As though hse was standing there?" " Yes" " It's exactly what I felt." "That's why I tried to persuade you not to go into that museum." " There's something evil about that place." " Yes, there is." "And I don't think either of us should go there again, ever." "No." "Well!" "..." "Would you like to stay here tonight?" "No, I should have left before now as it is." "Phillip I'm sorry." "It was silly of me." " Take care of yourself." " Take care on the road." "I always do." " Bye." " Good luck." "Hello?" "Hello Phillip, This is Neville." "Well hello Neville." "Anything wrong?" " I'm still at the village." "I'm staying at the hotel." "The Queens Head?" "I know it sounds absurd Pillip, but.." "I can't leave here." "I've got to go back to that place ." "Don't go there!" "You stay where you are." "I'll be right over." "Neville?" "I told you, that my wife was guillotined... because she'd murdered my best friend." "Well.. it was I who killed him." "And made sure she was found near him." "Can you guess why?" "The Authorities let me have her body." "And I embalmed her in all her beauty so that she would be mine.. forever." "But she drew men to her, even after her death." "Others came and admired her, like your friend and you." "But you shall never have her." "None of you." "She is beautiful." "Isn't she?" "My Salome." " And Henderson moved in next." " No Sir, there was someone else before him." " Another disaster?" " Of a sort!" "." "Not like the others." "Not like the others at all." "It's that house." "There's something about it." " What?" " I don't know Sir!" "I see." "Well..." "I think it's about time I paid a call on the gentleman who's responsible for renting that house." "What's his name, Stoker?" " I tried to warn them." " Warn them of what?" " The house." " What about it?" "Haven't you guessed its secret yet." "What secret?" "What sort of a place do you live in Inspector?" "Well, a plain ordinary flat." "Quite comfortable." "A bit on the cold side perhaps?" " What do you mean?" " Never mind." "Shall we get down to facts." "I'm here regarding a dissapearance." "Now I'd like to know who lived in that house before Paul Henderson moved in." "The tenant just prior to him was a gentleman called Reid." "John Reid." "Quiet man." "And although I didn't realise it at the time a dangerous one." " Dangerous?" " To himself." "Jane?" "Come along." "Well Mr Reid, you see I haven't exaggerated." "You and your daughter would have no difficuilties keeping it up." "No, I suppose not." "May I see the rest of it please?" "Yes of sourse." "Let me show you the study." "I think you're going to like this." "Lots of room." "With a bit of re-arranging, make a play room for your daughter." " What a very lovely child she is." " Yes, Jane?" " A bit cold in here isn't it?" " Oh, no problem." " This would make a nice play room." " Yes." " What frightened her Sir?" " It was er... fire." "She's a little nervous of fire." "I see." "Well, it's a standard lease, seems perfectly in order." " Just needs your signature." " Good." "There's just one other thing I'd like you to do for me Mark, if you would." "Yes?" "My business brings me up to London quite a bit as you know." "I need somebody to look after my daughter, preferably someone who will teach her as well." "You're still against sending her to boarding school?" "You know my views on that subject." "Yes I do." "Well, you sign, there and there." "I'd hoped you might have changed your mind." " No." " Well, I shall have to get someone very soon." " Mr Reid?" " Yes." " I'm Anne Norton." " Come in." "I've been expecting you since noon." "Ah, yes, I'm sorry." "I'm afraid I got a bit confused by the directions." "Anyway, I took a wrong turn." "Yes." "Please sit down." " Now Miss Norton..." " Mrs Norton." "I'm a widow." "When you telephoned yesterday, you said that you'd been a school teacher." "Before I was married." "Do you still think that you are capable of handling the education of a child?" "In the classes I taught I had more than 40 children." "None of them was like Jane Mrs Norton." "Why don't you want your daughter in school Mr Reid?" "Is she a problem child?" "I suggest you find that out for yourself." "She's in the study." "Please." "Hello Jane." "I'm Mrs Norton." "Mind if I sit down?" "You know you and I really should get aquainted from now on we'll be spending a lot of time together." "I'm a teacher, Jane." "Your father has asked me to come here and help you with your lessons." "Well then!" "." "I can see we won't have any problem finding books to study." "We've a new set of encyclopedias." "What a nice room you have here." "I hate it!" "." "Everythings so cosy and cheerful." "Come on. lets go by the fireplace and have a nice chat." "NO!" "Jane?" "Look at me, Jane." "That's better." "Friends should always speak face to face." "Don't you think so?" "Particularly when they have problems to discuss." "You know, if you tell me what's wrong I might be able to help you." "Is it the fire?" " He always has it going." " Of course." "It would be too cold in here withou..." "Jane, I'm going to ask you something." "You don't have to answer me if you don't want to but but I do hope you will." "It's about fire." "Have you ever been burned?" "Did it happen to somebody else, somebody you knew and loved?" "I'm glad." "Fire can never harm us so long as we're careful." "So there's really nothing to worry about, is there." "Do you know." "Iv'e often wondered just what we'd do without fire." "Did you ever stop to think how much it helps us?" "It keeps us warm, It cooks our food, even gives us light." "Besides, it's really very pretty." "I love to watch the flames dancing, Don't you?" "Sometimes it's nice just to see the way the colours change." "Look!" "There's all sorts of shapes." "I never get tired of watching." "Better?" "I'm afraid your daughter does have problems." " Your'e not interested in taking the position then?" " Oh on the contrary Mr Reid." "I'm going to stay." "This river goes to a big river which flows into the Ocean, far, far away." "See?" "Perhaps we could go on a trip some day on a boat." " Maybe even as far as the Ocean, would you like that?" " Yes." "Alright, come on then, it's getting late." "Let's go home to tea." ""Oh, I've had such a curious dream said Alice"." "And she told her sister as well as she could remember them..." " ..." "All those strange ad... ad..." " Adventures." "Adventures of hers that you have just been reading about." "...and when she had finished her sister kissed her and said. "It was a curious dream dear"." ""Certainly but now run in to your tea, it is getting late. "" "It is getting late." "I think we've accomplished quite a bit today, don't you?" "I liked Alice in Wonderland. "" "Did you?" "You read it very well." "My father taught me." "He said it would give me something to do when I was alone." "Where you always alone Jane?" "Have you never had other children to play with?" "My father doesn't like me to play with children." "So, all you've had are your toys?" "My father doesn't want me to play with toys either." "Well... were going to have to do something about that." " Where are you going?" " To make us some lunch." " Do you want to come and help?" " I'd rather just stay here now." " And do what?" " Watch the fire." "I'm not afraid of it anymore." "Ever since you told me how you could see shapes in it..." " ..." "I can see things too." " What sort of things?" "Pretty ones." "Sometimes I can see my mother." "Her mother?" "Rediculous!" "Her mother died when Jane was only a baby." "She Couldn't possibly remember her." "I'm sure she must have seen photo's of your wife." "I haven't any photo's Mrs Norton." "They aren't necessary." "Jane is all I need to remind me of her mother." "She's the living image of her." "She grows more and more like her every day." "Then your wife must have been a very beautiful woman." "Very." "Was she as lonely as Jane?" " Mrs Norton..." " That's your daughters real problem." "Loneliness." "there's a park in town with a playground." " I could take her..." " No that's out of the question." "But surely contact with other youngsters would only help her." "NOT YET." "Please." "I do have my reasons." " I'd be glad to hear them." " You shall." "All in good time." "Until then I must ask you to be patient." "Alright." "On one condition." "I want to buy Jane some toys." " Good evening, Jane." " Hello." " Did you have a nice day?" " Yes thankyou." "I hoped I might find you studying those lessons I left for you." " They're all finished." " Oh, good." " Now, I've got some other things here for you to look at." " Toys?" "Yes." "I told you I was going shopping." "Paint box, jigsaw puzzle," "A word game." "But first I want you to see this..." "She's very beautiful." "Go on." "Take her." " What shall we call her?" " Give me that!" "Where did this come from?" "You gave me permission to buy some toys." "Educational toys Mrs Norton, not..." "THIS." " That was a cruel thing to do." " But necessary." "Why do you treat her like this." "Is it because you blame her for what happened to your wife?" "No." "I was glad when she died." " Glad?" " Yes Glad!" "Because by then, I'd found out what she really was." "There are all kinds of trees here Jane, I want you to tell me their names." " What's that one?" " Silver Birch." "Good." "Yes." "And that one there, what's that?" " A green Oak." " Quite right." " And what about that one?" " Walnut." "Very good." "You do know your trees." "That's very good indeed." "Now." "What about this one here, This dark green one?" " That's a Yew tree." " Quite right." "You know something Mrs Norton." "In olden times Yew trees used to be evil magic trees." " How did you know that Jane?" " I read it in a book." "Jane?" "Jane?" "Lunch is ready." " What are you doing?" " Nothing." "WITCHCRAFT." " Quite a storm isn't there?" " Yes, there is." " Jane in bed?" " All safe and sound." " She was asleep when I looked in." " Good." " You wanted to talk to me about something?" " Yes, I do." " Sit down please." " Thankyou." "Mr Reid." "You bring your daughter to an isolated old house in the country you shut her off from all outside contacts you even hired me as a private tutor so that she doesn't have to be with other children." "Jane is frightened." "Not half as frightened as her father" "That's absurd Mrs Norton." "Is it." "Then why did you throw that doll on the fire?" "There must be a power failure I'll get some candles." "That's funny, they're not in the dresser." " Are you sure that's where you put them?" " Quite positive." "What is it?" " What's wrong?" " There are only 4 candles here." "There are only 4 candles here, where are the others?" "What did you do with them?" "Where are they?" " Mr Reid?" " Yes?" "There's a telephone call for you." "Alright." "I'll come down." "Hello?" "Yes." "Good." "So their all ready to sign?" "Yes." "Alright then." "This afternoon." "What time?" "Three?" "." "Yes that'll be alright." "Yes I'll drive in." "Fine." "I may be a bit late." "Traffic's probably going to be rather heavy." "But I'll get there, well, I'll get there as close to three as I can, alright." "Goodbye." "Will you sign there, on the bottom of all four copies." "What's the matter?" "John, what is it?" "My arm!" "Jane?" "Come on dear, it's a lovely day let's go for a walk." "Alright." "It's gone now." "Are you sure?" "Can I get you a drink?" "No, no." "I'm perfectly alright thankyou." "I'm sorry." "Mr Reid?" "What is it?" " Chest..." "Pains..." "Chest..." " I'll get a doctor." "No, no, no, no, don't!" "Hello Dr Brady?" "Can you come around at once?" "This is Mrs Norton, Yew Tree House." "Yes, I'm afraid it is very urgent, yes." "Thankyou so much." "We'll be expecting you." "Nothing wrong with your heart." "No fever." "Pulse and respiration normal." " And you say the pains gone?" " Yes, quite gone." "Well, I suggest you stop by my office tomorrow." "We'll take a few lab tests and x-rays." "Probably just an old fashioned case of indigestion." "Well, I shall expect you in the morning Goodnight." "Goodnight doctor." "Thankyou doctor." " Goodnight." " Goodnight." " Are you sure you're feeling better?" " Yes I'll be alright now." " Then I'll say goodnight." " Anne" "Anne, I know you haven't understood why I'm treating Jane the way I do." "I didn't ever want to tell you, but now I know I've got to." "It's because I'm afraid of her, just as I was afraid of her mother before her." " Afraid of a child?" " She's not just a child." "She's evil." "Those candles I was looking for, she made a wax imge of me out of them." "You must find it." "You must search the house, but you must find that doll!" "You must find it, before it's too late." "Jane?" ", Jane?" "Jane?" "Give me that doll." "Give it to me." "Give it to me." "Give me the doll, Jane." "I promise you nothing will happen." "We'll go on just as before." "Nothing will happen." "Give me the doll, Jane." "He said I didn't have a real doll." "This isn't real, It's only wax." "Come on darling, give me the doll, please, please, give me the doll." "Jane." "JANE!" "It wasn't the man." "Or the child." "Or what either of them believed, that caused the tragedy." "It was the house." "Look I'm not interested in superstitions but in facts." "About it's next occupant." "Paul Henderson, the film star who disappeared." "Yes, that's the case I'm on." "Understand the house, and you might find out what happened to him." "What do you mean?" "He only wanted the house for a short time." "I tried to discourage him from taking it" " Why?" " I didn't think he'd be happy there." "Not with his personality." "Still, if he really wanted it." "I remember waiting for him to arrive." "Yes." "Yes, I like it." "You see, I told you this place is absolutely ideal for you." "Yes, well it's just for a few months while were shooting the picture." "Of course the main advantage is it's less than an hours delve from the studio." "Hmm, does seem quite comfortable." " Before you decide..." " I've already decided, to take it." "In that case I feel that it is only fair to warn you..." " Warn me?" " The former tenants..." "There were erm... tragedies." "Are you trying to tell me that this house is haunted?" "Not exactly." "What a pity." "I would have liked a ghost." "You see it isn't that I just star in the horror pictures." "I'm an expert on the whole subject." "Ghosts, vampires, werewolves withces, demons." "In fact there's very little I don't know on the subject of the supernatural, Mr erm..." " Stoker." " Stoker?" "That's true. this is the third film Mr Henderson and I will have made together And I know him pretty well by now." "At heart he is pure Gothic." "You know, Paul Sometimes I think you'd feel more at home in some medievel castle." "Yes." "Yes that's right." "Castle." " You approve Mr Henderson?" " Yes" "Oh yes Mr Pepridge." "I approve of this." " But hardly of that." " Call sheet for tomorrow, Mr Henederson." "Any similarity between this model and that set is purely coincidental." "It's all we could afford on the budget." "Paul, I'm so sorry." "Everything alright I hope." "No, everything is not alright." "As long as you and your art director here insist on my acting in this rabbit hutch." "What's wrong with it?" "Tell me Mr Townage." "Since leaving the depressing confines of television..." " ..." "How many films have you made?" " Well, actually this is my second." "But your first horror film." "Well, let me tell you mr Townage I have made hundreds of 'em." "Hundreds." "Oh, my God..." "And if I go on working for this company I shall finish up looking like him." "Look at the scenery." "Look at it!" "Look." "So flimsy you could blow peas through it." "Please Mr Henderson, it's been freshly painted." "That's what's wrong with your present day horror films." "There's no realism." "Not like the old ones now." "Great Ones" "Frankenstein Phantom of the Opera, Dracula." "The one with Bella Lugosi of course not this new fella." "They didn't have freshly painted scenery." "Well, I.." "I'm sure you'll like you vampire costume." "Rita, will you please bring over the cloak for Mr Henderson?" "Who did this belong to?" "The flying Nun." "It looks perfectly alright to me." "My dear fellow it's too new It's not sinister enough." "I want a wardrobe that look as if it's been lived in." "Or died in." "Well, what do you expect us to do?" "Rob a graveyard?" "Take this shmutter away madam." "Use it for draperies." "But were scheduled to start shooting tomorrow we haven't time to find anything else." "Well it looks as though I shall have to find something for myself, doesn't it?" "Mr Henderson?" "Wardrobe mistresses, inaffectual art directors low budget pictures." "Curse of the Blood Suckers." "Come." "Your call sheet for tomorrow Mr Henderson." "By the way, somebody left this card on my dressing room mirror, any idea who it was?" " None at all Mr Henderson." " Right thankyou." "THEO VON HARTMANN - THEATRICAL COSTUMES AND WIGS" "Hello?" "Anybody here?" "Shop?" "May I be of some assistance?" " Er.. you are er..." " Yes, I am von Hartmann." " You are a celibrant?" " I beg your pardon?" "Oh, I see what you mean." " No, of course I have performed the black mass on many occasions." " Ah!" "In my films you understand?" "My name is Henderson." "Paul Henderson?" "The film actor." "I'm afraid Sir I do not patronize the Kinema." "Yes Well, I.m looking for a cloak." "A cloak?" "Yes, a long black cloak, something old and worn." "The sort of theing that might have been used by a Transylvanian Vampire." " A vampires cloak?" " Yes, I was hoping to find something that looked authentic." " It's so important, don't you think?" " I think I may be able to help you Sir." "I think this may well be what you require Sir." "Try it on." "That's funny..." "I felt a sort of chill." "Yes it's been a long time down below, It's very cold down there." "Yes." " How much are you asking for it?" " Shall we say 13 shillings?" "That's an odd sum." "13 shillings a week?" "No my dear Sir, 13 shillings and it's yours... for life." "Well that seems very reasonable." "10, 11, 12, 13." "I shall soon be closing this establishment." "I only hope you put the cloak to its proper use." "My dear Mr von Hartmann, In my films there is nothing improper." " Shall I put it in a bag?" " Thankyou no." "I'll take it over my arm." "My car is just outside." " Good day Sir and thankyou." " THANK YOU." "Now I shall be able to rest... in peace." "Come." " Ready in two minutes Mr Henderson." " Right, thankyou." "Come." " Were ready for you now Sir." " Right thankyou." " I'll bring the cloak for you Sir." " Yes, thankyou." "We'll come into close-up half way through the scene." "And cut, just after you kiss her." "Then makeup will put in your fangs for the next shot." "And we'll come in from the other angle as you raise your head." "Look I have done this sort of thing before you know?" "Yes well I think we'll try a take." "Kill the house lights." "Quiet please, quiet." "Turn over." " Scene, mark it." " 27, take one." "Action!" "Must you really go?" " It's almost midnight." " I'm not afraid." "Even though your father believes that in my family there runs a thirst for blood?" "You mustn't take him seriously." "He still believes in the old superstitions of our land." "That at the stroke of 12 the vampire must feast." " But do you believe it?" " I only know that I love you." "Goodbye, my dearest." "Cut!" " Ok?" " Ok!" "..." "Paul!" "Paul!" "You beast!" "You bit me!" "Paul That's a very splendid performance but you really don't have to get quite so carried away." "PLEASE BE A BLOOD DONOR" " Egg roll?" " You know I'm vegetarian." " Morning Mr Henderson." " Good morning." " What scenes are we doing today?" " 24, 35, 53 a 89." " None with the cloak?" " No Sir." " Thank God. has miss Lynde arrived yet?" " Yes Sir, she's over there." "Carla, I really must apologize for what happened yesterday." "I don't know what came over me." "I've been playing vampires for years but I've never actually bitten anybody before." " Then why start on me?" " Carla, please." "Am I forgiven?" "Alright, Paul, but it will cost you a dinner." "Then back to my cottage afterwards for champagne." "If you promise I'll be safe with you?" "Safe as houses." "Thankyou for a lovely dinner, Paul." "My dear Carla." "It's the least I could do under the circumstances." " Let me re-charge your glass." " Thankyou." " It's rather good, don't you think?" " No." "Doesn't do you justice." " Good heavens..." " What is it?" "Listen to this:" "Fire destroys costumery shop." "The salvage authorities investigating the cause of the fire." "Are puzzled by the discovery of a coffin buried in the earth of the cellar beneath the shop, containing the body of an elderly man." "Although dead for years the body was quite well preserved And death appeared to be from natural causes." " It's von Hartmann." " Who?" "The man from whom I brought my cloak." "He said he was closing the place and was glad to find someone to give it to." " Well, that someone was me." " What are you talking about?" "I'll show you what I'm talking about." "This." "I asked for something authentic, well don't you see, this is authentic." "That old man was a vampire and this was his cloak." "He had to pass it on to someone before he could die." "Carries his spirit and transfers his blood lust to whoever wears it." "I know about these things, I've read all about them." "That's why I bit you last night and that's why I..." "I..." " Excuse me." " What are you going to do?" " I'm going to burn it." " Oh, surely you don't..." "Look it's only an old cloak." "Every time I wear this I'll turn into a vampire." " Nonsense, put it on prove to yourself." " No!" "Look at the time it's nearly midnight, the witching hour." "There's no telling what might happen." " Paul, I think you are afraid." " Me, afraid?" "Nonsense." "Prove to yourself that it's only a silly superstition." "Come on, put it on." "Very well, but I must say, I'm not over keen on the idea." "You see, nothing happened." "Well, I can't understand it." "PROPERTY OF SHEPPERTON STUDIOS" "Wait a minute, this isn't my cloak." "No." "This one is." "Carla." "Carla, no!" "Carla." "No Carla, no!" "Carla, don't put that on, you'll turn into a vampire." "Carla!" "Carla, please!" "We love your films so much we wanted you to become one of us forever." "Welcome to the club." "Carla!" "Carla!" "Don't be ridiculous Carla, this is going too far." "Carla!" "Carla!" "Carla!" "You must be joking." "Now what sort of a crazy story is that?" "Oh, I just thought it might amuse you." "Look I'd like to see the house, May I have the keys please." "If you wait until the morning, I'd be most happy to accompany you." "No, I'd like to see the house tonight." "One question if I may." "In your job do you ever give anyone another chance." "Someone who's not likely to commit a crime again?" "All crimes must be paid for, that's the law." "I'd not advise your going to the house, not alone." "The keys please." "You've heard what's happened there, haven't you fathomed its secret yet?" "The keys please." "I still say you'd do better to wait until the morning." " The electricity is cut off." " I know what I'm doing." "Do you?" "No!" "Perhaps you understand the secret of this house now?" "Precisely." "It reflects the personality of whoever lives in it." "And treats him accordingly." "I hope it finds a proper tenant soon." "Perhaps you would like it?" "There's nothing to be afraid of!" "" "If you're the right sort of person." "Think it over." "English Subtitles by Robert White 2010"