1981's "The House Where Death Lives" (a.k.a. "Delusion") is often listed as a slasher film, released during a time when every producer was looking for a way to cash-in on mass interest in horror entertainment. There is a killer on the loose, and characters are dispatched one-by-one, but the screenplay by Jack Viertel isn't fully committed to building a fright factory. He's much more interested in developing a psychological and borderline erotic thriller, toying with the ways of obsession as the lead character experiences a different kind of nightmare. Director Alan Beattie also plays the picture very carefully, concentrating on the development of personalities and relationships before murder business begins. "The House Where Death Lives" is competently made, with appreciable efforts in performance and cinematography, but it's a slow-burn thriller, and it's debatable if it ever really starts moving at all. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com