The House That Vanished
If You Have Ever Lived Alone, You Will Never Forget...
A young model, Valerie, and her petty thief boyfriend witness a murder in a backwoods manor. Valerie escapes, but soon finds herself being stalked by the killer.
Horror
Mystery
4.9
18 reviewsRuntime: 103 min.
Budget: N/A
Revenue: N/A
Release Date: 1973-12-07
Director(s): José Ramón Larraz
Production: Blackwater Film Productions Ltd.
Languages: English
IMDB: tt0070655
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Wuchak★ 5/108/16/2025
**_Gritty psychological English horror from the early 70s_** A photographer takes his model girlfriend to a defunct manor outside London in the fog. After witnessing something horrific, the woman makes it back to London and informs her friends of what happened. When they travel to the vicinity they can’t find the house. Meanwhile she starts dating a frail-looking artist who lives with his aunt. “The House That Vanished” (1973) is also known as “Scream… and Die!” It’s basically a mixture of “Psycho” and “Twisted Nerve,” as well as “The Last House on the Left” from the year prior. There are also similarities to “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre,” which debuted to the public-at-large around the same time, just shortly later in October, 1974. It lacks the compelling story of “Psycho” and the over-the-top mayhem of “Texas,” opting for the dramatic tone of “Twisted Nerve,” albeit adding nudity and a puke-inducing sex sequence (you’ll know the one I’m talking about). Barbara Meale (the first victim), Andrea Allan (Valerie), Annabella Wood (Stella) and Judy Matheson (Lorna) are all notable in their unique ways. Unfortunately, there’s a glaring plot hole in the last act involving Valerie being oblivious to the direction Paul takes her outside London. Aduh. It runs 1 hour, 35 minutes, and was shot in London, Essex and Hertfordshire; the latter two being northeast and north of the city respectively. GRADE: C