"The Shuttered Room" 1967

[specwrite]

Love this film. Always been a fan since watching on TV back in the 70's. Carol Lynly is amazing. This is also one of the best scores for a film ever! It's brilliant!

[jackscal1]

as a child i saw this film, and found the music haunting and back then very contemporary and stylish for its time, the film has many errie moments, though the climax was a little of a let down it still stuck in my mind and was so different from the usual hammer,amicus and AIP out put i was use to seeing then,however, it was for a long while shown sooo many times on TV i grew tired of it and avoided it for many years, now after a long rest i can rediscover it and as an adult enjoy it again.

[valleus]

I wish there was a comp of all the amazing work by B Kirchin

[nix4pool]

watched as a kid, loved the music most, film ok too, just love Olly in anything.

[50Vernon]

One of the best title scores ever.

[dadodjuric]

I guess that sax playing of the sound track is Evan Parker.

[sunchilde68]

great music, like this credit opening

[jackscal1]

as a child i watched thius movie and never really fully enjoyed ( i was very much into hammer gothic, which this was not) it also unsettled me but never really knew why, now im older i find it much more interesting, the rape and sex plot makes sense and the music is so haunting, i would enjoy it now, maybe because the BBC screened so regularly at one point and i couldnt grasp the film in my mind then i tired of it,,,,i will have to watch it again now it has been several years.

[Hallifordboy1]

The Hardingham Mill(Norfolk) that was burned down has a history on the net if you Google it,with film scenes.The wonderful Carol Lynley has a Facebook group.

[projectmolcos]

Yeah, great music, no doubt about that. Who's playing the Saxes here - they're amazing!

[Cabronblanco]

GORGEOUS THEME! is there a soundtrack for this?

[TheIzzoGuy]

this movie should be called rape because that's all that happens to the main character.

[tapeduk]

Great movie and music

[PANTY2TITE]

FUCKING AMAZING!! i last saw this at 12 years old and could never remember the name of this film!! im ging to purchase dis shit right now!!

[hamtrak]

I'm watching the widescreen DVD of this as I type. Now I can toss my Twenty-five year old BETA format version!

[pektor72]

beautiful score, I must say.

[gr8guy71]

I LOVE THIS MOVIE!

[12dave9]

Yes,I prefer the horror films of the 60's and 70's also..they're so much better than the crap they call horror films today!.Some of my favorites are the Hammer films 'Die! Die! My Darling',Scream Of Fear..The Skull,The Birds,Carnival Of Souls,Psycho,Tales From The Crypt,Rosemary's Baby,Repulsion,Night Of The Living Dead' and many more.

[12dave9]

It's coming to dvd in Oct,also the film 'IT' is being released also.

[davidshep45]

I'm so excited to learn this. I've been waiting years for this to come out on dvd. I remember seeing this film years ago when I was around 13 (now 46). I've never forgotten it. It was late at night and I remember it scared the heck out of me for some reason. Can't wait to see it again. Thanks for letting us know about it's release. I love movies from the 60's and early 70's.

[gemini6166]

oh my God, I am having such flashbacks. I loved this movie as a young girl, always remember it. Of course, I am the only one who seems to have seen it. I wish they would show these movies on T.V. again. Thanks for the posting

[hamtrak]

menasica,please upload the great scene with Zebulon and the welder.The dialogue is priceless!

[Libaeklover]

Hi menasica, just wanted to drop a thanks for the great intro music- lucky having you about to share some of Kirchin's gold with us. take care!

[mrhugefan]

loved it as a 66 year old and wish i could see it again while i'm taking my last breath at 107.

[californiansteven]

OH my gosh!!!!!!!!! My grandfather has been in the Kirchin band since he was a teenager, and this is just amazing to find out his music has been put into a movie!!!!! absolutely amazing this is awesome,, this made my day, heck it made my life!!!!!!!!!!

[californiansteven]

by the way my grandfather is John Xerri

[MBava67]

Very cool! Did he take part in Kirchin's score for 'Dr. Phibes' by any chance?

[californiansteven]

Yes, he has been in the band for a great while when the band first started all around Europe. He just recently gave up the job due to his alzheimers disease.

[MBava67]

He has my sincerest thanks for making such wonderful music, especially for one of my favorite horror films.

[californiansteven]

And thank you, I'll let him know. =)

[jackeats7]

oliver reed was humpy and hot

[SLFiveMan]

I loved this movie and was totally creeped out by it too. There are both tangible fears, like the menacing Oliver Reed, and some that are cloaked in mystery, like the child's scary late night visitor. The scene where Carol is left alone in the mill house and you see the eye watching her through the hole in the wall always gets me. It really taps into that universal human fear that when we think we are alone we are actually not. Great cinematic elements and great individual performances.

[hamtrak]

Very Cool movie! Scared me as a kid! WILD Jazz score! I still have a copy on BETA format from 1983!

[alexm0174]

One of my favourite films of all time. Carol Lynley is lovely, but anyone remember Judith Arthy in it? She was my favourite. Beautiful, great legs!

[hamtrak]

Was she the slutty village girl trying on the stockings?

[alexm0174]

Yeh, she most certainly was. I remember first watching it in about 1984, and thinking that is one sexy girl!! I only recently found out she actually comes from Australia.

[baros62]

Anyone know if and when this film will be released on DVD soon(if ever)?

[maggietorro]

I've been searching EVERYWHERE! Can't find it, yet.

Great film - Creepy, especially the "dollhouse scene"

towards the end!

[penguinplanet]

Thnks. Loved Carol. Oliver Reed was at his Creepy Best.

[NelsonAspen]

One my favorite Lynley flicks. Check out my "Carol Compilation" on YouTube if you're a fellow Lynley lover.