"A Gordon Hessler double bill is enough to drive some people to glue. 'Psychotronic' states, with some certainty, that Hessler has no fans and his movies are worth zip. Fair enough. I don't agree but have every sympathy. His 'style' divides, and now some-one has dragged these two slabs of granite up from some screeching depths - and I've put my numbskull head in the way of them....

'The Oblong Box' is a grim effort; Vincent Price and Christopher Lee are shot from strange angles. No love. Jumbled story: something concerning an African curse and a hideous sadist seeking revenge on people. The 'Box' itself is smart: all leather and studs. Film: murky. Not something you'd want to look at after a night at the Rat and the Raven. Better than 'Cry of the Banshee.'

'Scream and Scream Again' is an improvement: Vincent Price, Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing are shot from strange angles. No love. Jumbled story: something about brutal vampire murders and a scientifically manufactured super-race. Britain is under unflinching fascist rule (so what's new ?) and Price/Lee/Cushing's combined screen-time is about 2o minutes. Smart road chase with GORGEOUS 6o's Jaguar cars (drool..). Cool. Better than 'Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park.'

A Gordon Hessler double-header; a scary concept to be sure, but in reality ~ not as bad as you might expect."