Taste of Fear (1961) YTS - Download Yify Movie

Reviewed by Allan C 8 / 10

Uncharacteristically classy Hammer Horror flick Scream of Fear

Uncharacteristically classy Hammer Horror flick Scream of Fear (1961) **** Hammer Horror films were known for being more graphic, sexual, and violent compared to other films of the 60s and 70s, but SCREAM OF FEAR is an uncharictarically restrained psychological horror film that I didn’t even realize was a Hammer picture until the credits rolled. Susan Strasberg, daughter of famed Actors Studio and method acting founder Lee Strasberg, plays a young woman confined to a wheelchair who returns to her father’s estate after 10 years away. She’s told her father is traveling, but when she begins to suspect he’s dead, is she uncovering a murder, is she losing her mind, or is she being gaslit by those around her? I’m unfamiliar with director Seth Holt, but he has crafted some truly eerie and suspenseful scenes, acompanied by moody black and white photography that is factasic (shot by director of photography Douglas Slocombe, who’d go on to work with everyone from Joseph Losey to John Huston to Ken Russell to George Cukor and even Steven Spielberg), and recalls the best of Hickcock or Henri-Georges Clouzot, particularly DIABOLIQUE. It’s also fun to see Christopher Lee, Hammer’s very own Count Dracula, in a fairly straight, small supporting role and not playing one of his more flamboyant villainous roles, particularly in a Hammer production. Lee (Christopher, not Strasberg) has gone on record saying, "In my opinion, the best film Hammer ever made," adding that Seth Holt was "one of the best directors Britain ever had." Holt only directed a handful of other films, but I plan on watching them. I’m also interested to see more films with Strasberg, who’s not only gorgeous, but delivers a fantastic performance as our troubled heroine. Looking at her credits, I think I’ve only ever seen her in PSYCH-OUT and THE DELTA FORCE, neither of which made much of an impression, but she was good in PICNIC. She looks like she mostly appeared in episodic TV, though she was in the Vincente Minnelli film, THE COBWEB, which I’m adding to my watchlist. Overall, SCREAM OF FEAR is not as great as DIABOLIQUE, but it’s arguably one of the best Hammer pictures. CAPSULE REVIEW: SCREAM OF FEAR is an unusually classy and restrained entry in the Hammer Horror canon, trading gore for tense, psychological suspense. Susan Strasberg delivers a compelling performance in a moody, Hitchcock- and Clouzot-esque thriller elevated by Douglas Slocombe’s gorgeous black-and-white cinematography. It’s not quite Diabolique, but it’s easily one of Hammer’s strongest and most atmospheric films.

Reviewed by Kam P 8 / 10

An excellent, on the edge of your seat

An excellent, on the edge of your seat movie with unrelenting suspense. The twist at the end of the movie was really unexpected.

Reviewed by nick s 8 / 10

Great camera work and pacing. Very good acting

Great camera work and pacing. Very good acting, particularly Susan Strasberg in the main role. An intriguing, competently directed film.

Taste of Fear

1961

Action / Horror / Thriller

Taste of Fear

1961

Action / Horror / Thriller

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Uncharacteristically classy Hammer Horror flick Scream of Fear

An excellent, on the edge of your seat

Great camera work and pacing. Very good acting

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