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madsimon
30 Jan 10 20:46
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Tales of the unexpected for me ---always liked to cosy intros by Roald Dahl
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Report cunnybobbler • January 30, 2010 8:47 PM GMT
hammer defo.

the one where the pipe burst and blood pours onto the kids birthday party was hilarious.
Report STEPTOES YARD • January 30, 2010 8:49 PM GMT
liked the bird dancing at the start
Report madsimon • January 30, 2010 8:49 PM GMT
was that at the end not the start?
Report madsimon • January 30, 2010 8:50 PM GMT
not i think it was the start you are right!!
Report Journeyman • January 30, 2010 8:51 PM GMT
HHOH had a fantastic theme tune!
Report madsimon • January 30, 2010 8:52 PM GMT
yes journeyman i will give it that -right scary it was
Report Tevez is God • January 30, 2010 8:56 PM GMT
the one where the pipe burst and blood pours onto the kids birthday party was hilarious

I believe that episode was actually titled... wait for it...

THE HOUSE THAT BLED TO DEATH

and featured nicholas ball (aka james hazell)


:^0 fantastic stuff!
Report viva el presidente! • January 30, 2010 8:58 PM GMT
TOTU was utter balls. caught one on Skyarts the other night, couldn't believe how bad it was.

that was the only unexpected thing about it.
Report Journeyman • January 30, 2010 8:58 PM GMT
I do remember being glued to HHOH and being totally spooked by the one with Avon in it.
Report madsimon • January 30, 2010 9:00 PM GMT
the only one of hhoh that i really really liked was the one with the doppelgangers and it did make me jump first time i saw the scene where the boy turned out to be a doppelganger when it cut to the dead original next to him
Report madsimon • January 30, 2010 9:02 PM GMT
there was some really sinister Tales of the unexpected though wheras HHOH was alwasy a bit tongue in cheek even if more explicityly 'horror'

there was one quite horrible TOTU where a girl was traped by a husband and wife peado trap
Report Journeyman • January 30, 2010 9:09 PM GMT
Plenty about HHOH online I see.
never realised there were only 13 episodes!?

can't find the one with Avon from Blakes 7 in it, even though I'm looking at the cast lists

Lol @ Emma Ridley the famous eighties 'wild child' as a cute kiddie in The House that Bled to Death
Report Gallivanter • January 30, 2010 9:11 PM GMT
Wasn't Hammer the one where they always had an American in it to make it easier to sell to the yanks?
Report Journeyman • January 30, 2010 9:18 PM GMT
Found it.

Guardian of the Abyss
the story
Satanic Ritual An antique mirror turns up at a house clearance. A young girl on the run from a cult society claims the the mirror is a scrying glass used to summon Chorozon, the almighty devil. Soon the society led by Charles Randolph are keen to get their hands on both the mirror and the girl.


Also there's an episode about voodoo called Charlie Boy.
Just seen the doll from it and brings back memories immediately!
Definitely had fkn nightmares over that one!
Would probably laugh at it now if I watched it, but no way would I take the chance!
Report cunnybobbler • January 30, 2010 9:18 PM GMT
two different hammer series. hammer house of horror and hammer house of mystery and suspense. same thing really though.
Report angryfire • January 30, 2010 9:33 PM GMT
tales 4 me
Report Alex69 • January 30, 2010 9:35 PM GMT
Tales for scary intro, Hammer for scary stories
Report citroen999 • January 30, 2010 9:39 PM GMT
what about armchair thriller on itv... used to absolutely sh1te mi sen!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3Up8vQ0cd0
Report elisjohn • January 30, 2010 10:31 PM GMT
thriller around 30 years ago even better, anyone remember that, i actually recall one when diana dors was a witch, pretty scary at the time
Report elisjohn • January 30, 2010 10:34 PM GMT
sorry citroen only just seen your post, fully agree with you
Report Journeyman • January 30, 2010 10:37 PM GMT
Thriller had some fairly sexualised storylines if I recall.
Stuff that just wouldn't get on the box now
Report Tevez is God • January 31, 2010 7:32 AM GMT
there was one quite horrible TOTU where a girl was traped by a husband and wife peado trap

that was aired on 256 last year, extremely sinister tale, more scary because of its plausibility
Report formcast • January 31, 2010 7:41 AM GMT
The 2 faces of Evil!
Report ole • January 31, 2010 10:26 AM GMT
great music for the hammer house...my fave tales one was the wife who murdered her husband with a frozen leg of lamb,then cooked the evidence and the policemen ate it :)
Report Tex AxiLe • January 31, 2010 10:28 AM GMT
I remember a "TOFTU" episode about a guy with no fingers , and a cigarette lighter .
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