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The House That Dripped Blood(1971)

Name: The House That Dripped Blood
Genre: Horror, Mystery
Released: 1971
Duration: 102 min

1971 · Peter Duffell · 102 min

A Scotland Yard investigator looks into four mysterious cases involving an unoccupied house.

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Horror · Mystery

6.4183 votes

TMDB score

2/5

Intensity

1/5

Gore

1/5

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How scary is The House That Dripped Blood?

The House That Dripped Blood is a classic British anthology film, stitching together four short spooky tales with a wraparound mystery, and it plays more like a fun old-fashioned ghost story night than anything truly frightening. The pace is gentle and talky, building mild unease through gothic atmosphere, fog, and eerie old houses rather than shocks or gore. There's a playful, almost tongue-in-cheek tone running through it, including one segment that leans into dry humor. It's a cozy pick for fans of vintage horror who want spooky charm over real scares.

On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, The House That Dripped Blood rates psychological 2/5, visceral 2/5, gore 1/5, lingering effect 1/5, and overall intensity 2/5.

Psychological: 2 of 5
Visceral: 2 of 5
Gore: 1 of 5
Lingering: 1 of 5
Intensity: 2 of 5

Slow burn vs Jump scares: 30 of 100 — leans Slow burn

Slow burnJump scares

Supernatural vs Real-world: 15 of 100 — leans Supernatural

SupernaturalReal-world

Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 15 of 100 — leans Fun-scary

Fun-scaryDisturbing

Intensity over runtime

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An anthology that resets its tension four times, each story building steadily from a calm setup to a sharper jolt before starting over.

Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 2, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 4, 1, 2, 3, 4.

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