The House That Dripped Blood is a British horror film of the anthology subgenre. It was directed by Peter Duffell with a script written by Robert Bloch. It was produced by Amicus Productions and premiered in the United States on April 2nd, 1971. The film features four vignettes titled "Sweets to the Sweet", "Waxworks", "Method for Murder", and "The Cloak". The House That Dripped Blood brings together famed horror icons Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing, both of whom are known for playing opposite one another in the "Hammer Horror" films of the 1960s. Other notable actors include Denholm Elliott and Jon Pertwee.
Production on The House That Dripped Blood began on June 29th, 1970. Principal filming concluded on July 28th, 1970.
The movie was shot at Shepperton Studios in Shepperton, Surrey, England. The waxworks building and antiques shop scenes were filmed at Community Hall in Weybridge.
Producer Max Rosenberg is credited as Max J. Rosenberg in this film.
There are a total of twenty-two credited cast members in this film.
Paul Henderson makes reference to the 1931 film Dracula, which starred Bela Lugosi. Henderson remarks about how he preferred this version of the film as opposed to the newer ones. Humorously, the newer films he speaks of stars Christopher Lee as Dracula, who also appears in this film.
Script writer Robert Bloch is best known for writing the 1959 novel Psycho. The book was adapted into the film Psycho in 1960 by director Alfred Hitchcock.
