Violación y...?

Valerie and her boyfriend Terry witness a murder in an old abandoned house. They had heard the sound of a car arriving and they hid themselves. A couple had come in. They could only see the girl because He remained always in the shadow. She undressed herself and sat on his lap. Suddenly a switchblade flashes out. She's stabbed to death.

Valerie in her panic rushes blindly out of the house. Outside she waits for Terry. He doesn't come. Then she hears footsteps. Again she runs and runs.... Somehow she manages to get home in the morning.

In London Valerie goes back to her routine. She tries to contact Terry, be he's disappeared from sight. And worst of all, when Valerie looks out of her window she sees Terry's car parked in front of her house. The killer knows who she is and where she lives! When Valerie speaks with her friends about it, they advise her to not contact the police. After all Terry is a shady dealer, and she could get involved in a very nasty business. But what happened to Terry? Is he still alive?

The killer is stalking her, and he will strike again...

By the description, you could think that "Scream and Die" is a very suspenseful thriller. But you would be wrong.

"Scream and Die" (the title is misleading) should be seen by those that like a weird atmosphere: the thick fog that envelops the house when Terry and Valerie arrive there, Valerie's friends and neighbors, the early 70s mood, the subtle and effective soundtrack, and the bizarre! Most viewers will guess from the beginning who the killer is. But that's not really important. I enjoy "Scream and Die" because it's atmospheric and feels natural (characters and environment), but it is at the same time dreamy, and sometimes surreal. The beautiful and delicate Andrea Allan is Valerie. She is a joy to behold!

If you like the films of Larraz this is another one to add to your collection

Spanish director José Ramón Larraz made a couple of excellent UK-based chillers with Symptoms and Vampyres, this psychological horror film was another such film from this director but it is definitely less impressive. Its about a woman who witnesses a murder in a house and then forgets where the house is - how absent-minded! The killer then starts stalking her and it all goes a bit pear-shaped. This is both run-of-the-mill and completely improbable. One particular memorable sequence has the protagonist tell her friends about witnessing the violent murder and the fact that the killer is now after her, they deal with it like the whole situation is a bit of a thundering nuisance but basically relatively trivial. Thanks pals.

Decent and intriguing movie in the great Giallo tradition including horrible murders . A terror film with a twist dealing with a beginner fashion model called Valerie, in search of adventure, is invited by her boyfriend on his expedition to some empty mansion, at a lonely English country house , hoping to take some money there . The estate, however, isn't quite what it seems and things go wrong when strange events start happening . Suddenly , the girl discovers that they are not alone in the house . But the owners are not going to notice the uninvited guests while making love passionately . That's just ending their caresses that a man brutally kills his partner. In horror, she runs out of the house, losing a thief friend on the way. When the fear passed the next morning, she decides to go back to the place of the strange incident, but there was no mansion there. But her search leads to an acquaintance with Paul , a suspicious young man , passionate about classical music and the secular manners of the last century. Is it too soon to talk about '72...that time Paul and Valerie fell in love at first sight and began searching for a place to have an affair -- and they kept searching until they found... Are You Planning an Affair? We Can Give You 7 Good Reasons Not to Have Your Next Affair at "The House That Vanished"-And They're All Dead !! 1. George 2. Marsha 3. Ted 4. Linda 5. Ronnie 6. Alice 7. Larry 8 . If You Have Ever Lived Alone, You Will Never Forget..

An interesting and terrifying movie with tension , thrills , chills, slashing suspense and predictable conclusion. It is an enjoyable film by taking parts here and there of other films , although , of course , inferior to the Italian Giallos that quickly established themselves as classics in its field and whose frames have been very imitated since , especially the series killer wearing gloves with which commits astonishingly bloody crimes . ¨The house that vanished¨ packs a chilling feeling of incipient madness that has seldom been realised with such imagination and skill , containing some creepy and surprising scenes . Larraz's direction is slow but deliberate , never missing a chance of jolting the audience with a sudden shock . This disturbing horror movie was such a critical and public success at the time , but unfortunately after being forgotten , and nowadays recuperated from obscurity and considered to be a cult movie . Acceptable acting from Andrea Allan who shows efficiently all the agony of a tormented mind in her eyes due to a continuous stalking . Also passable interpretation from a mostly unknown cast , such as : Karl Lanchbury , Maggie Walker , Peter Forbes-Robertson and Judy Matheson. Special mention for the thrilling and suspenseful musical score by Terry Warr.

The motion picture was professional and stylistically directed by Jose Ramón Larraz . Larraz was a much-loved 70s , 80s creator of shockers who deceased in 2013 ; he started in cinema world by casual way when he meets the famous director Josef Von Stenberg running a cinematographic course in Brussels . Larraz was a director of horror and erotic films and former comic book illustrator and fashion photographer . Worked in England as Joseph Larraz, and in Spain, using the pseudonym Joseph Braunstein . Larraz subsequently shot horror classics , cult obscurities , euro-trash , and even some sexploitation . As he filmed his first movies in England , plenty of terror , suspense and sex , such as ¨Whirlpool¨ (1970) , ¨Deviation¨(1971) , ¨La Muerte Incierta¨(1972) , ¨Scream or die¨(1973) and including ¨Symptoms¨ (1974) that owes a lot to ¨Polanski's Repulsion¨ and ¨Hitchcock's Psychosis¨, starred by Angela Pleasence and Peter Vaughan . He also shot soft-cores and then Jose Ramón returns Spain filming horror and semi-exploitative movies , such as ¨Estigma¨ , ¨Ritos Sexuales Del Diablo¨, ¨Al Filo del Hacha¨ and ¨Descanse en Piezas¨ , imitating the American Slashers of the 70s and 80s¨. His most successful film is this ¨Vampyres¨ about bloodsuckers who get victims to pull over hitchhiking , played by Playboy young models with sexy bodies , blending arty house , horror and erotic situations . Scream... and Die!, rating : 6/10. Decent terror movie . Most hardcore Euro horror fans will appreciate the kinkiness of this film as that is what gives it its distinctive flavour . A compelling movie that's a must for connoisseurs of the cinema's darker corners.

Model, Valerie Jennings (Andrea Allan) tags along with her thief boyfriend on a burglary. She gets tired of waiting in the car and enters the house to find him. Together, they discover the horrible truth about the house's resident when they witness a grisly murder.

Valerie bolts and the chase is on. Soon thereafter, a series of mysterious events force her to believe that the killer knows her identity.

THE HOUSE THAT VANISHED is a dark British horror / thriller featuring bizarre characters and demented situations! Fairly creepy. A true drive-in movie...

THE HOUSE THAT VANISHED is pretty good atmospheric psychological thriller. I had very little hope for it when I started watching this Larraz film. To make matters worse, the video transfer is very dark, grainy and the sound had some weird looping technical glitch. I quickly thought then that the movie flatlined from the get go, certainly during the scene with the woman undressing in front of the killer, which was a tad ridiculous. But when the movie ended, to my surprise, I actually enjoyed it. The film is not the greatest ever made and there are a lot of faults to it (pacing is one of them) but the atmosphere is very good and the story is more about the intertwining aspects of location and identity than horror or violence. THE HOUSE THAT VANISHED reminded me a lot of Mario Bava's HATCHET FOR THE HONEYMOON. It's like a twisted soap opera. This film deserves a better transfer, on video or DVD, than the one that's for sale on eBay (from Media), which I bought for 50 cents!!!