10 More Horror Movies Everyone Wished Were Way Crazier
7. The Beast Must Die
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The annoying thing about The Beast Must Die is that it had the potential to be really interesting.
A millionaire gathers six apparently ordinary people to his countryside mansion, only to boldly announce that he suspects one of his guests is a werewolf. Strange, but at least it's a good conversation starter.
This 1974 flick is mainly known for the so-called "Werewolf Break" towards the end, where audiences are invited to pause for 30 seconds and announce who they think the secret beast is. A novel approach, albeit one that didn't catch on at all, but it's just a shame the rest of the film couldn't match up to this level of weird.
Before the Werewolf Break, The Beast Must Die is nothing special; a plodding, uninteresting whodunnit with some supernatural elements sprinkled in to keep things from getting really stale. Not even appearances from Peter Cushing and Michael Gambon keep it from being a bore, as by the time the Break comes around, most people will have likely nodded off.
What's worse is there's a cut of this movie that removes the Werewolf Break, aka the only interesting thing about it.