A group of stranded travelers takes refuge in an old abandoned house, only to find out that they are not the only residents of the building.A group of stranded travelers takes refuge in an old abandoned house, only to find out that they are not the only residents of the building.A group of stranded travelers takes refuge in an old abandoned house, only to find out that they are not the only residents of the building.
Lucia Bosè
- Sylvia Forrest
- (as Lucia Bosé)
Stelvio Rosi
- Dr. Williams
- (as Stan Cooper)
Gianni Medici
- Joe
- (as John Hamilton)
Franco Beltramme
- Det. Sam
- (as Frank Beltramme)
Angelo Francesco Lavagnino
- Prof. Lawrence
- (as Francesco Lavagnino)
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This rather obscure film is one of those giallo-like chillers with supernatural attitudes. This time, the threatened people are gathered in a house that seems to be haunted by a ghost.
It's a strange and fairly low-budget film that manages to keep one interested and thrilled thanks to some haunting atmosphere and creepy moments, yet it doesn't quite leave one gasping for breath. The only disappointing thing is that its finish comes too abruptly. Nevertheless surely worth to watch.
It's a strange and fairly low-budget film that manages to keep one interested and thrilled thanks to some haunting atmosphere and creepy moments, yet it doesn't quite leave one gasping for breath. The only disappointing thing is that its finish comes too abruptly. Nevertheless surely worth to watch.
Strom rages and there is flooding.A group of strangers is stranded in a creepy looking house in the middle of nowhere.Among them are homicidal maniac Spike played by Farley Granger,beautiful and heavily drinking wife Sylvia(stunning Lucia Bose)and her husband Donald,two police inspectors plus professor,doctor and his nerdy assistant.The house is owned by mysterious butler Joe.During the séance the spirit of former owner Sheila Marlowe is summoned and people begin to die possessed in the dark...Mario Colucci's "Something Creeping in the Dark" is an obscure Italian horror flick with several truly weird and eerie sequences.I loved all the clocks running in the house.The score by Francesco Lavagnino is superbly moody and there is plenty of violence but almost no nudity.The plot is disjointed and hard to follow,but if you are in the mood for some rare Italian chiller give Mario Colucci's slow-burner a look.7 séances out of 10.
Small horror film which deals with the closed circuit in a haunted house theme. During a tempest night, some car drivers are constrained to shelter in an isolated mansion in the countryside, lured by some kind of Prospero's spell. There is a couple of jaded socialites on their way to a feast, Donald (Giacomo Rossi Stuart, La Notte che Evelyn usci dalla tomba) and his wife Sylvia (Lucia Bosé, La Controfigura), who despises and dominates him. There is Spike (Farley Granger, La Rossa dalla pelle che scotta), a dangerous murderer, who has just been caught by the inspector Wright (Dino Fazio, the producer of the film) and the detective Sam (Franco Beltramme, Il Dolce Corpo di Deborah). There is a pair of doctors on their way to handle an operation, Williams (Stelvio Rosi aka Stan Cooper, Il Gattopardo) and Susan (Mia Genberg, Silenzio si uccide). And the philosophy professor Lawrence (Francesco Lavagnino, the music composer of the film), who seems to know well the area.
All are received by the butler Joe (Gianni Medici aka John Hamilton, Le Notti della Violenza) and his girlfriend (Giulia Rovai), who try in vain to discourage them to stay in this house. Because it was the property of the defunct Lady Sheila Marlow, whose photo portrait (picture of Loredana Nusciak, Folle à tuer) stares at them in the lounge. Having a sulfurous fame, she was an adept of occultism and black magic, accused of having killed her husband, and finally she died in mysterious circumstances.
Excited by this thrilling mood, Sylvia organizes a medium seance to recall Sheila's spirit, but after a disturbing lightning, a threatening presence becomes to "creep in the dark", putting the guests under its influence. And it's like the inhibitions of civilized life vanish to free the instincts and the secret desires of each one, revealing their own truth. Indeed the film is not quite extraordinary nor specially original, but he manages to perpetuate the suspense and to bring the spectator during all this long night until dawn.
All are received by the butler Joe (Gianni Medici aka John Hamilton, Le Notti della Violenza) and his girlfriend (Giulia Rovai), who try in vain to discourage them to stay in this house. Because it was the property of the defunct Lady Sheila Marlow, whose photo portrait (picture of Loredana Nusciak, Folle à tuer) stares at them in the lounge. Having a sulfurous fame, she was an adept of occultism and black magic, accused of having killed her husband, and finally she died in mysterious circumstances.
Excited by this thrilling mood, Sylvia organizes a medium seance to recall Sheila's spirit, but after a disturbing lightning, a threatening presence becomes to "creep in the dark", putting the guests under its influence. And it's like the inhibitions of civilized life vanish to free the instincts and the secret desires of each one, revealing their own truth. Indeed the film is not quite extraordinary nor specially original, but he manages to perpetuate the suspense and to bring the spectator during all this long night until dawn.
Well, I'm a massive fan of Italian horror; particularly Giallo and Gothic horror, so I was looking forward to this given that it's meant to be a sort of cross-over between the two. However, my hopes were dashed as Something is Creeping in the Dark is one boring and poorly made film! I spent an hour and a half watching this film, and yet I really have very little to say about it. The plot is wafer thin and simply focuses on the idea of a bunch of strangers being holed up in a spooky old house for the night. However, they're not the only ones there are some ghostly presence is there too! That's it really. The attempts to build up the characters and their relationships all fall flat, and all that is left to admire is the atmosphere; which isn't exactly anything to write home about as it's a carbon copy of the atmosphere in any number of similar films and director Mario Colucci fails to bring anything new to the table. The film was obviously made on a low budget and there certainly is worse films out there - but I seriously can see no reason to bother tracking this oddity down as there's many, many better films out there too!
Extreme weather forces a group of disparate people to gather in a house once owned by a dabbler in the occult. Needless to say, something evil begins to influence events after some of these uneasy guests conduct a misguided séance.
I hadn't even heard of Something Creeping in the Dark prior to a very kind fellow IMDb user sending me a copy. It's a pretty obscure Italian horror film from the period when the giallo was the number one sub-genre from that country. Surprisingly, this isn't really a giallo at all, despite often having the feel of one. Instead it is resolutely an example of a supernatural occult chiller. It builds up its setup quite well with a tense credit sequence with dramatic music and odd freeze-frames that announce the various cast and crew. Events soon end up at the aforementioned mansion but truthfully not a great deal is made of the premise and there is overall quite a limited supply of action or thrills on offer. It has some dreamlike sequences though and it overall has a decent enough atmosphere but you can't help but feel it could have been executed with a bit more vigour and it does pale a bit when compared to most other Italian horrors and thrillers from the early 70's. Nevertheless, it's not exactly a dud either and could maybe best be described as a fairly workmanlike chiller.
I hadn't even heard of Something Creeping in the Dark prior to a very kind fellow IMDb user sending me a copy. It's a pretty obscure Italian horror film from the period when the giallo was the number one sub-genre from that country. Surprisingly, this isn't really a giallo at all, despite often having the feel of one. Instead it is resolutely an example of a supernatural occult chiller. It builds up its setup quite well with a tense credit sequence with dramatic music and odd freeze-frames that announce the various cast and crew. Events soon end up at the aforementioned mansion but truthfully not a great deal is made of the premise and there is overall quite a limited supply of action or thrills on offer. It has some dreamlike sequences though and it overall has a decent enough atmosphere but you can't help but feel it could have been executed with a bit more vigour and it does pale a bit when compared to most other Italian horrors and thrillers from the early 70's. Nevertheless, it's not exactly a dud either and could maybe best be described as a fairly workmanlike chiller.
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- TriviaItalian censorship visa # 57580 delivered on 23 January 1971.
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