Chad Taylor

Queen of Horror. And Ingrid Pitt

Ingrid Pitt's resumé is the cult ultimate: from The House That Dripped Blood to The Wicker Man to Smiley's People. But can we pause in our sadness at her passing to recall her in the lavish Jason King? I could say they don't make them like that any more but be honest, you could throw a stone in Soho and hit a dozen like her. Which is precisely why Pitt was so special to British horror - she was a type. Three fingers of Glenlivit and some cheese to you, madam.