When the former administrator of an asylum inherits the crumbling estate of an elderly inmate, he'll unlock a nightmare of lust, larceny and insanity. - Christopher Lee toplines a cast that includes Joan Collins, Herbert Lom and Jane Birkin in this 1974 UK production that's equal parts 'old dark house' supernatural shocker and Amicus-style all-star fun: When the former administrator of an asylum (Robert Hardy) inherits the crumbling estate of an elderly inmate, he'll unlock a nightmare of lust, larceny and insanity.