Streaming The Oblong Box (1969) Online
Sunday, June 1, 2014 by naktub
Date Released : 11 June 1969
Genre : Horror
Stars : Vincent Price, Christopher Lee, Rupert Davies, Uta Levka
Movie Quality : HDrip
Format : MKV
Size : 700 MB
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Sir Edward Markham is the victim of a voodoo curse which has caused his face to become horribly disfigured. He is kept captive in the attic of his house by his brother Julian. Sir Edward escapes, moves in with an unscrupulous doctor who hires grave robbers to steal bodies for his research, wears a red hood over his face, and kills a good number of townspeople before the surprise ending.
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Review :
"I'll only do my prowling at night."
Disfigured in an African ritual, Edward is kept, "protected", by his brother Julian by being kept chained up in attic. He fakes his death to escape from Julian and another man is killed to take Edward's place in the "oblong box". Film looks like a low-key, photographed stageplay, a well-dressed period piece having little to do with Poe's short story, besides the title box. This is one of those films to watch primarily to enjoy the cast, lush settings and photography, hooded killers, throat-slicings, and a couple of good scares along the way, even if it has little if anything to do with Poe, just don't get one's hopes too high up. It does have a good unmasking scene, and genuinely creepy twist-ending, which still stood out in my mind years after I had last seen this film.
Favourite line: "I'll only do my prowling at night."
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