One of the last films starring the late, great Vincent Price, From A Whisper To A Scream opens as a reporter (played by the equally legendary Susan Tyrrell) enters a gloomy library in the middle of the night. Her purpose is to interview the town historian (Vincent) whose daughter has just been executed for murder. You see, the town of Oldfield, Mississippi has a rich history of violence, and the historian is about to give this reporter a quick rundown of said history.
The film goes into four different vignettes. The first one involves a creepy necrophiliac, who develops a crush on a co-worker of his. He then kills her and has sex with her corpse. Later, the "offspring" of that union comes calling for "daddy".
In the second, a criminal is injured by a rival gang, and is then nursed back to health by a runaway slave who has apparently found the elixir of eternal life. This tale of greed and revenge ends on a particularly note.
In the third segment, a young man works at a freakshow as a "glass eater", but hopes to run away with the love of his life. Only things aren't that easy, because the aggressive and overbearing snake woman has other plans.
In the final segment, a group of corrupt civil war soldiers have their comeuppance when they run into a group of sadistic youngsters who seem to run the entire town of Oldfield. This segment gives off a very "Children of the Corn"-ish type vibe.
All in all, it's a fun anthology, featuring some truly wack-a-doo performances from everyone involved. The score is pretty good, too. And, at the end of the day, it's just another excuse to watch Vincent do what he does best! The Blu-ray features a making-of documentary, as well as several other extras!
Recommended!