Scott LeBrun Sleazy and sordid little British melodrama does have a following, and it's easy to see why. It's an erotically charged film with enough atmosphere, mood...not to mention lots of nudity and sex...to make it pleasing to watch if the potential viewer likes their sleaze. It does feel padded, even at a mere 84 minutes, but it's still quite amusing and has some very memorable sequences.Star Udo Kier certainly gives it his all. Even when dubbed by another actor, as he is here, he's fun and interesting as always. He plays Paul Martin, a hotshot yet unstable author who lives in seclusion and who's having trouble getting through his latest work. So what he does is hire a typist, Linda (delectable Linda Hayden of "Blood on Satan's Claw" fame), to assist him. But the seductive young woman only makes things worse, even coming on to Pauls' posh lady friend Suzanne (softcore icon Fiona Richmond) as part of the deal.Any fan of this film would be advised to purchase the Blu-ray & DVD combo pack from the Severin company as it shows the film in its entirety, including scenes of Hayden pleasuring herself, both in bed and in a field. Hayden and Richmond show off the goods to great effect, and Hayden delivers a pretty good performance in the bargain. In one scene, Pauls' discovery of Lindas' private possessions is intercut with scenes of her being raped by two local creeps, one of them played by the legendary stuntman Vic Armstrong. Things are further spiced up with some bloody mayhem. It's not hard to see why this would have been labelled a "Video Nasty".There's not a whole lot of story here, in the screenplay written by director James Kenelm Clarke, but it does have a decent revelation in the end as to Lindas' motivation.Very sexy stuff, overall.Eight out of 10.

callanvass I found this on You Tube under the title "House on Straw Hill" This was a really bizarre film. It never truly bored me, but I really failed to grasp what the point of it all was. We get some really weird dream sequences at the start from our main character (Udo Kier) That really don't amount to anything, other than a hint as what might happen later on. It has plenty of sexual scenes with males and females. I will admit seeing Linda Hayden & Fiona Richmond make out with one another in rather explicit fashion was definitely enjoyable to watch, but other than that it wasn't all that great. House on Straw Hill tries to give us a mystery that lasts until the very end of the movie, even though we know something isn't right with Linda Hayden's character, and it's blatantly obvious she is the one causing the all trouble. Udo Kier is properly intense, but he is done in by awful dubbing. His character is not very sympathetic either. He knocks woman around, and flirts with them unabashedly. Linda Hayden is drop dead gorgeous, and I loved her character, but the way her character is actually written is very predictable. Her motives are never fully made clear, despite the ending, and none of it made any sense. It does have some blood here and there, but not much of it; it's mostly just soft-core porn. It really is quite the oddity Final Thoughts: I wouldn't say I disliked it…but I can't say I enjoyed it much either. It's too weird for its own good, and it all felt like a blur to me once it was over. It's getting a blu-ray release, so die hard horror fans may wanna check this puppy out. It's worth a look for curiosity's sake, but nothing more. 5/10

BA_Harrison A writer struggling to complete his second novel retreats to a remote cottage in Essex and hires a pretty typist to assist him in completing the book, but soon discovers that he should be more careful about who he employs in the future...Exposé's closing credits only lists six cast members, but what a cast it is: crazy-eyed Udo Kier as best-selling author Paul Martin; gorgeous Linda Hayden as his sexy typist; big breasted softcore queen Fiona Richmond as Paul's lusty lover; 'Brush Strokes' star Karl Howman and legendary stuntman Vic Armstrong as a pair of rapist scumbags; and UK TV regular Patsy Smart as the housekeeper (OK, I've never actually heard of Patsy until now, but it seemed unfair to not mention her).With this excellent line up, plus plenty of steamy sex and several nasty scenes of violence (highlights being a double shotgun killing and a bloody knife attack in a bathroom), director James Kenelm Clarke delivers a sleazy, slow burning psychological thriller guaranteed to keep any fan of exploitation movies more than happy for the duration. Cult favourite Kier is his usual reliable self, and Richmond adds a certain novelty factor (this was her first major role outside of soft porn), but it is the delicious Hayden who steals the show, at first appearing all sweet and innocent, but soon revealing her true colours as she regularly stops work to masturbate, murder, and eventually get it on with Richmond in an eye-popping lesbian clinch. Whew!

Cristian Exposé (1976)** out of ****Directed by James Kenelm CalrkeWith Udo Kier, Linda Hayden and Fiona Richmond.Laughlable intent of a thriller with Kier as a novelist who hired Hayden as a new sensual and mysterious assistant in a house far from the city. A video - nasty, filmed in a beautiful set but full of sex without necessity; but it worth it if you want to see a young, handsome and certainly demented, Kier. Well Known as "House on Straw Hill". Released in Colombia as "Extraña Fascinación".