One by one they will die! Only the killer knows why and how and who is next!
Film Synopsis
The House That Screamed (1969) follows a teenage girl sent to a strict boarding school for troubled young women in nineteenth-century France. As she adjusts to the oppressive discipline imposed by the headmistress and her favored student assistant, she becomes aware of strange behavior and the unexplained disappearance of several girls. This Spanish gothic horror film blends psychological repression, institutional cruelty, and murder mystery while examining authority, sexual repression, and hidden violence.
Critical Perspective
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Taking its cue from the Gothic sub-genre in Italy, The House That Screamed is a well-done movie with enough intimated perversity to make exploitation film lovers happy. … It doesn’t move fast but it’s always engaging, thanks to a fine cast, and if you stick around long enough you’ll find it time well spent. The ending is pure exploitation gold!
Danny Shipka, Perverse Titillation: The Exploitation Cinema of Italy, Spain and France, 1960-1980 (McFarland, 2011)
The House That Screamed Blu-ray & DVD editions
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| Disc Extras | Arrow BD-ALL/US 2023 | Scream Factory BD-A/US/OOP 2016 | Shout! Factory DVD-1/US 2007 |
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| Audio Commentary by Anna Bogutskaya | |||
| All About My “Mamá” - Interview with Co-Writer Juan Tébar | |||
| The Legacy of Terror - Interview with Alejandro Ibáñez (Son of Director Narciso Ibáñez Serrado) | |||
| Screaming the House Down - Interview with Dr. Antonio Lazaro-Reboll | |||
| This Boy’s Innocence - Interview with Actor John Moulder-Brown | |||
| Interview with Actor John Moulder-Brown | |||
| Interview with Actress Mary Maude | |||
| Excerpts from Spanish Version | |||
| Stills Gallery [Arrow] | |||
| Stills Gallery [Scream Factory] | |||
| US Theatrical Trailer 1 | |||
| US Theatrical Trailer 2 | |||
| US TV Spot 1 | |||
| US TV Spot 2 | |||
| US Radio Spots [Arrow] | |||
| US Radio Spots [Scream Factory] |
Edition and Packaging Notes
- Arrow’s Blu-ray includes a 24-page booklet with writing by Shelagh Rowan-Legg (“The Horror That Screamed: Narciso Ibáñez Serrador’s Cult Film ‘La residencia’”) and a double-sided fold-out poster.
- Shout! Factory’s “Elvira’s Movie Macabre Double Feature” DVD also includes Maneater of Hydra (1967); and no extras.
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Collector’s guide
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All About My “Mamá” (9:15) -
The Legacy of Terror (13:45) -
Screaming the House Down (20:14) -
This Boy’s Innocence (2017, 24:12) -
Interview with Actor John Moulder-Brown (2011, 6:12) -
Interview with Actress Mary Maude (2012, 11:42)
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Arrow BD 2023
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Scream Factory BD 2016
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| Extras | Audio Commentary by Anna Bogutskaya Arrow BD |
| All About My “Mamá” - Interview with Co-Writer Juan Tébar Arrow BD | |
| The Legacy of Terror - Interview with Alejandro Ibáñez (Son of Director Narciso Ibáñez Serrado) Arrow BD | |
| Screaming the House Down - Interview with Dr. Antonio Lazaro-Reboll Arrow BD | |
| This Boy’s Innocence - Interview with Actor John Moulder-Brown Arrow BD | |
| Interview with Actor John Moulder-Brown Scream Factory BD | |
| Interview with Actress Mary Maude Arrow BD | |
| Excerpts from Spanish Version Arrow BD | |
| Stills Gallery [Arrow] Arrow BD | |
| Stills Gallery [Scream Factory] Scream Factory BD | |
| US Theatrical Trailer 1 Scream Factory BD | |
| US Theatrical Trailer 2 Arrow BD | |
| US TV Spot 1 Arrow BD | |
| US TV Spot 2 Arrow BD | |
| US Radio Spots [Arrow] Arrow BD |