Hammer House Of Horror - Episode 7 - The Silent Scream

After Chuck gets released from prison he goes to a local pet shop owned by a kindly old man who would visit him while he was inside. The pet shop owner has to go away on business and asks Chuck if he would look after his collection of wild animals he keeps in the basement of his shop. When Chuck attempts to open a safe he becomes trapped in a steel cell and it becomes clear that the old man has a dark past and Chuck and his wife are about to become subjects in his experiments.

It's a toss up when it comes to my favourite episode. Either this or Guardians Of The Abyss always have to fight it out. Peter Cushing is excellent as the pet shop owner with a very dark past and Brian Cox and Elaine Donnelly are also very good in the roles of the ex-con and his long suffering wife. There's some geuninely creepy and atmospheric moments in this one and it come highly recommened if you just want to check out one episode to see what the series is all about. 9/10.

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