The Beast Must Die

This 70's horror film plays out kind of like William Castle meets Hammer horror. It's a whodunit in which the audience is the detective assigned to discover which of the eight characters is a murderous werewolf. It takes places at an isolated mansion owned by an eccentric millionaire who is determined to destroy the werewolf's reign of terror. The premises are wired with microphones and closed-circuit T.V. cameras so as to track everyone's movements. The best scene in the film involves the hunting of the werewolf through a dark forrest at night while being guided by a man watching the security cameras -- it's a scene that reminds me of the great air-shaft scene in Alien. It's not a great film, and it's not really even a good one, but it is enjoyable and has some reasonably suspenseful moments. It's primarily held up by its premise and the cast which includes Charles Gray, a young Michael Gambon, and Peter Cushing who brings class to a fairly dull role where he is required to use a hokey German accent. Mostly good fun though.