This is another little known British chiller that's also gone by the name of Scream and Die. It scores on atmosphere and a high breast and bum count but falls short on narrative coherence with the heroine seemingly unsure whether or not she's traumatised from one scene to the next.
London model Valerie accompanies her boyfriend Terry ( Alex Leppard ) on a botched burglary. When disturbed by a noise, they are somehow separated and Valerie witnesses the murder of a woman by a silent man.Valerie escapes the house but subsequent events suggest the murderer knows who she is. Despite that, she gets on with life and starts dating Paul ( Karl Lanchbury ) an effeminate man who makes masks.
Andrea Allan ( as Valerie Jennings )
Sex : Valerie has sex with Paul
Death : Survives
Andrea was an actress from Glasgow active since the mid-sixties. Shortly after this film she became a glamour model for real, appearing in both Penthouse and Playboy. After that she changed her name to Elle Reece-Knight but got little work and gave up acting in the late eighties. She is now 71.
Maggie Walker ( as Aunt Susanna )
Sex : Susanna has sex with her nephew Paul
Death : Stabbed by Paul
Not much is known about Maggie who's clearly a mature woman in this but has no credits before 1972. She disappears after 1975.
Judy Matheson ( as Lorna Collins )
Sex : Lorna is raped before being killed
Death : Strangled by Paul
This was Judy's last horror outing.
Annabella Wood ( as Stella )
Sex : Stella has a rather brave cuddle with a real monkey whilst naked
Death : Survives ( the wikipedia entry for the film currently states that Valerie finds her body in the closet but I think it's the original victim ).
This was the final film of Annabella's brief acting career
Barbara Meale ( as Victim 1 )
Sex : She undresses for sex with Paul
Death : Stabbed with a dagger
Barbara was a bit part actress with just three screen credits.
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