Scream… and Die! (1973)

Scream… and Die!: Directed by José Ramón Larraz. With Andrea Allan, Karl Lanchbury, Maggie Walker, Peter Forbes-Robertson. A young model and her petty thief boyfriend find their way through the English fog to a backwoods manor in hopes of looting it. What they find instead is murder.

“Valerie and her boyfriend Terry witness a murder in an old abandoned house. They had heard the sound of a car arriving and they hid themselves. A couple had come in. They could only see the girl because He remained always in the shadow. She undressed herself and sat on his lap. Suddenly a switchblade flashes out. Sheu0026#39;s stabbed to death.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eValerie in her panic rushes blindly out of the house. Outside she waits for Terry. He doesnu0026#39;t come. Then she hears footsteps. Again she runs and runs…. Somehow she manages to get home in the morning.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIn London Valerie goes back to her routine. She tries to contact Terry, be heu0026#39;s disappeared from sight. And worst of all, when Valerie looks out of her window she sees Terryu0026#39;s car parked in front of her house. The killer knows who she is and where she lives! When Valerie speaks with her friends about it, they advise her to not contact the police. After all Terry is a shady dealer, and she could get involved in a very nasty business. But what happened to Terry? Is he still alive? u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe killer is stalking her, and he will strike again…u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eBy the description, you could think that u0026quot;Scream and Dieu0026quot; is a very suspenseful thriller. But you would be wrong.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eu0026quot;Scream and Dieu0026quot; (the title is misleading) should be seen by those that like a weird atmosphere: the thick fog that envelops the house when Terry and Valerie arrive there, Valerieu0026#39;s friends and neighbors, the early 70s mood, the subtle and effective soundtrack, and the bizarre! Most viewers will guess from the beginning who the killer is. But thatu0026#39;s not really important. I enjoy u0026quot;Scream and Dieu0026quot; because itu0026#39;s atmospheric and feels natural (characters and environment), but it is at the same time dreamy, and sometimes surreal. The beautiful and delicate Andrea Allan is Valerie. She is a joy to behold! u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIf you like the films of Larraz this is another one to add to your collection”