What is The Oblong Box / Scream and Scream Again about?

THE OBLONG BOX, 1969, MGM Repertory, 91 min. Dir. Gordon Hessler. Loosely adapting an Edgar Allan Poe story aided by the sumptuously atmospheric cinematography of John Coquillon, Hessler spins a tale of the consequences of colonialism. In 1860s England, Callous Sir Julian (Vincent Price) hides his disfigured brother, Sir Edward (Alistair Williamson) in the attic after his sibling is victimized by a voodoo curse meant for him. With Christopher Lee, Hilary Dwyer. SCREAM AND SCREAM AGAIN, 1970, MGM Repertory, 95 min. Dir. Gordon Hessler. The London police’s investigation of brutal murders by a mod, superhuman vampire (Michael Gothard) leads to the discovery of a vast conspiracy - and mad scientist Vincent Price’s stolen-organs-and-limbs experiments.

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What is The Oblong Box / Scream and Scream Again about?: THE OBLONG BOX, 1969, MGM Repertory, 91 min. Dir. Gordon Hessler. Loosely adapting an Edgar Allan Poe story aided by the sumptuously atmospheric cinematography of John Coquillon, Hessler spins a tale of the consequences of colonialism. In 1860s England, Callous Sir Julian (Vincent Price) hides his disfigured brother, Sir Edward (Alistair Williamson) in the attic after his sibling is victimized by a voodoo curse meant for him. With Christopher Lee, Hilary Dwyer.
SCREAM AND SCREAM AGAIN, 1970, MGM Repertory, 95 min. Dir. Gordon Hessler. The London police’s investigation of brutal murders by a mod, superhuman vampire (Michael Gothard) leads to the discovery of a vast conspiracy - and mad scientist Vincent Price’s stolen-organs-and-limbs experiments.