
The Cat and the Canary(1978)
A group of potential heirs gather in a forbidding old house to learn which of them will inherit a fortune. Later, they learn that a flesh-rending maniac is loose.


“Room for every nightmare… A nightmare in every room.”
An American writer goes to a remote Welsh manor on a $20,000 bet that he can write a classic novel like 'Wuthering Heights' in 24 hours. However, upon his arrival he discovers that the apparently empty manor has several rather odd inhabitants.

Vincent Price
Lionel Grisbane

Christopher Lee
Corrigan

Peter Cushing
Sebastian Grisbane

Desi Arnaz Jr.
Kenneth Magee

John Carradine
Elijah Grisbane

Sheila Keith
Victoria Grisbane

Julie Peasgood
Mary Norton

Richard Todd
Sam Allyson

Louise English
Diana Caulder

Norman Rossington
Station Master
House of the Long Shadows is a horror, comedy, mystery film released in 1983 exploring themes of house, writer, black cat, manor, spooky house. Directed by Pete Walker, it stars Vincent Price, Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing. An American writer goes to a remote Welsh manor on a $20,000 bet that he can write a classic novel like 'Wuthering Heights' in 24 hours. However, upon his arrival he discovers that the apparently empty manor has several rather odd inhabitants.
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