Need help identifying a horror film

[Optimus Prime]

Years ago while still in high school, I rented an old horror movie at the local Blockbuster (long before DVDs) and I remember one scene with particular vividness.

Sadly, I can't remember anything else about it, so I'm hoping someone here can help.

*I think Vincent Price was in the film

*There was a dead woman (perhaps the main character's wife) whose neck was broken.

*The dead woman came down the stairs with her neck tilted to the side.

*A voice (sounding like a chorus of voices) spoke through her, repeating something about "The others...the others..."

*The setting was contemporary to the time the film was made, instead of the usual Corman-Price films.

Maybe I'm remembering things incorrectly, but any help would be appreciated.

 

[Goliath]

Was it in colour, or black and white?

Any recollections at all about the character Price was playing?

 

[Optimus Prime]

I think it was in black and white, and I think Price was playing the husband of the dead woman. I can't remember more than that.

 

[MLJames]

If it was in black and white, it might be the original version of House On Haunted Hill. I haven't seen it all the way through, but that scene sounds familiar as well.

 

[Saga]

yeah, it sounds like House On Haunted Hill, but its been a while since i've seen it.

 

[Goliath]

I was thinking of House on Haunted Hill as well, but that scene doesn't sound familiar.

You should watch it anyway, just because it's a good movie. But I'll give this some additional thought.

 

[Greg Cox]

That's not the House on Haunted Hill. There's no possessed, broken-necked woman in that movie. Just a floating skeleton.

This isn't ringing any bells. Are you sure Price is in it? Maybe you've got a couple of different films smooshed together in your memory?

 

[Optimus Prime]

^^^I think that's exactly what's going on, a melding of different films. I recently rewatched "Tales of Terror," and Price is mesmerized at the point of death in the third vignette. I think that's where I'm getting Price from, given the similarity to the movie I'm thinking of.

But I'm certain it was in black and white. And I definitely remember this dead woman walking down the stairs, her neck broken, and a very creepy, Borg-like chorus speaking through her and repeating "The others...the others...."

 

[Greg Cox]

^^^I think that's exactly what's going on, a melding of different films. I recently rewatched "Tales of Terror," and Price is mesmerized at the point of death in the third vignette. I think that's where I'm getting Price from, given the similarity to the movie I'm thinking of.

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This is the part where I mention that, of course, "Tales of Terror" was scripted by Richard Matheson, based on stories by Poe.

Not sure where the broken-necked woman is from, though, although I'm pretty sure it wasn't one of Richard's movies!

 

[saturn5]

MIGHT be the Tomb of Ligea?

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001637/

 

[Greg Cox]

MIGHT be the Tomb of Ligea?

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001637/

Probably not. That was a period piece filmed in color.

The OP is remembering a black-and-white movie with a contemporary setting.

The Vincent Price thing is probably sending us off in the wrong directions. Best to forget about that part.

 

[Agenda]

There's a horrorish film I've been thinking about recently. I saw it as a kid, but I can't remember its name. I used to think it was "Jewel in the Crown" or something, but that's a BBC series. It's about a group of treasure seekers exploring this place and once they get to the end, one of the main heroes becomes possessed with powers or something. I forget why, maybe the treasure was cursed or something. He then tries to kill the rest of the characters in this freakish, memorable scene. I've always thought about this movie. I can't recall it starring any famous people which is why it's so hard to identify. Maybe it was a foreign language film. Anyways, it's probably at least 30 years old.

 

[Kemaiku]

I think you've confused the broken neck/stairs part, thats from "Death Becomes Her", a more modern film.

 

[JarodRussell]

I think you've confused the broken neck/stairs part, thats from "Death Becomes Her", a more modern film.

My thought exactly.

 

[Optimus Prime]

It has been years since I saw this movie. The one thing I'm most certain of is the woman, who's dead, being spoken through by spirits, and voices repeating "The others..."

 

[Agenda]

There's a horrorish film I've been thinking about recently. I saw it as a kid, but I can't remember its name. I used to think it was "Jewel in the Crown" or something, but that's a BBC series. It's about a group of treasure seekers exploring this place and once they get to the end, one of the main heroes becomes possessed with powers or something. I forget why, maybe the treasure was cursed or something. He then tries to kill the rest of the characters in this freakish, memorable scene. I've always thought about this movie. I can't recall it starring any famous people which is why it's so hard to identify. Maybe it was a foreign language film. Anyways, it's probably at least 30 years old.

Ah! Here it is. Has anyone scene this?

http://monsterhunter.coldfusionvideo.com/2008/12/treasure-of-the-four-crowns-1983/