Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing in the same scene? Enough said.
But no, really, this is actually a very good Amicus production, and yes, there may be parts in the film that don't add up, but who cares, it's enjoyable and pretty eerie to boot.
Five men aboard a train are joined by the mysterious Dr Schreck (German for terror, hence Max Schreck) who presents them with a packet of tarot cards and offers to tell each of them their destiny. We are introduced to a variety of topics, including vampires, voodoo, werewolves, walking hands etc and nearly frightened out of our wits.
The twist comes at the end, as it always does in any Hammer or Amicus movie, and it is totally fitting. Cushing is almost unrecognisable in this because of his thick bushy eyebrows etc so it took me a while to work out it was him, but Christopher Lee is on top form, proud, intellectual and sophisticated.
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