House Of Mortal Sin

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When Father Cutler confronts Father Meldrum about the tape, Meldrum plays another tape that makes Jenny look like she is lying.

The performance of Anthony Sharp in particular, as the immoral and internally tortured priest, was outstanding.Meldrum arrives, strangles Vanessa, and at Brabazon's urging, murders his mother on the pretext of a mercy killing.

Hearing that her friend Bernard has become a Catholic priest, Jenny attends church to seek him out but finds that the man taking confession is not Bernard, but the elderly Father Meldrum. I ended up being quite impressed with this one; it's one of those horror movies that tries to be about something more than just scaring people. Whoever selected the settings also deserves an award as the house used for the presbytery was an inspired choice. I may have remembered some of the movies more fondly than I should have and I blame this entirely on how much I love Sheila Keith. A serious look at the theme of a respectable public person using their position to pass judgement on those they see as corrupt, done with elegance, wit and purposely indignant bad taste.

With a whammy of gruesome, giallo-esque violence, firm footed pacing and an ending that shows just how mad Walker can get it's a standout in his filmography. Before resigning his position, Father Cutler consults Father Duggan (Mervyn Johns) about his feelings for Vanessa.