Have always wondered, having been a huge fan of the film, do you think that only people that tried to con the antique dealer were punished, or all that bought from him. Angela Pleasance was so damm creepy in the second segment.
When he said Mr Leeman was dead i thought he said he's still in bed
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Yes, my interpretation was similar. Everyone who purchases from the antique shop would be put through the worst horror of his or her life, but only those who dealt honestly would survive that horror.
shareI think that the name of Peter Cushing premises gives a clue. 'Temptation Ltd.' All who enter the shop are going to be tempted. But those who resist the temptation to cheat Peter Cushing will not come to a sticky end.
shareI agree. When Ian Ogilvy purchases the door, he is spared.
shareThey haggled for the price of the door, but I suppose it was considered fair as they settled on a price, even if the camera hovers over the open till as if to suggest that the buyer would take some of his money back, as he was so hard up for cash. Nice misdirection.
“Punished” isn’t the word I would use for it. What happened to some of these poor souls was brutal, that didn’t suit what it was they were supposedly guilty of in the first place. So one guy switched price tags, boo hoo, c’mon now!
Was it ever made clear just exactly who Cushings character was supposed to be exactly? The devil? A demon? Warlock/witch, things along that nature. Why would he be interested in doing such evil to just anybody? Seems he was the guiltiest one out of anyone.