anthology horror film made in 1973 by Amicus Productions. Like the 1972 Amicus film Tales from the Crypt, it is based on stories from the EC Comics series written by Al Feldstein Amicus Productions take their second trip through the EC Comics catalogue In a tall office building, five men from different floors enter the same lift, expecting to make their exit. Instead, the lift malfunctions and the group find themselves in what seems to be some kind of club room in the sub-basement Assuming that someone is bound to come to their aid sooner or later, the five men decide to make the most of things by pouring themselves drinks. When one comments that this strange situation is “almost like a dream”, this leads to the five of them passing the time by relating their respective recurring nightmares Midnight Mess When Rogers (Daniel Massey) finds that his sister Donna (Anna Massey) is the sole beneficiary of their father’s will, he decides that his sibling needs to be removed from the equation, so that he may claim the legacy for himself. When he tracks her down in a mysterious town, he soon finds that many of the locals act strangely and want to be safe at home before dark… The Neat Job Critchit (Terry-Thomas) is a fastidious fusspot, whose mantra is “a place for everything, and everything in its place”. His new bride Eleanor (Glynis Johns) finds it very hard to keep their home up to her husband’s meticulous standards, and can only take so much of his nagging… This Trick’ll Kill You Magician Sebastian (Curt Jurgens) thinks he has found the perfect rope trick on the streets of India. Aided by wife/assistant Inez (Dawn Addams) he uses nefarious means to obtain its secret, but to their misfortune, the two of them find the trick holds more secrets than they imagined… Bargain In Death As part of a seemingly perfect insurance scam, Maitland (Michael Craig) uses a drug which temporarily induces a death-like state, but his partner in crime Alex (Edward Judd) might be set to double-cross him. To make matters worse, two neighbouring medical students (Robin Nedwell and Geoffrey Davies) are looking for a freshly dead specimen to practice on, and are called upon to inspect the apparently dead body… Drawn And Quartered When he discovers that art dealers have been making profits from his work at his expense, gifted artist Moore (Tom Baker) uses voodoo magic to manipulate their portraits into causing serious bodily harm to the subjects. However, Moore’s self-portrait may come back to haunt him…