Movie

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#2847

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Horror, Sci-Fi

USA / English

Vincent Price	Dr. Warren Chapin
Darryl Hickman	David Morris
Pamela Lincoln	Lucy Stevens
Patricia Cutts	Isabel Stevens Chapin
Judith Evelyn	Mrs. Martha Ryerson Higgins
Philip Coolidge	Oliver 'Ollie' Higgins
Richard Barthelmess	David, in clip from Tol'able David
Gail Bonney	Member of Silent Movie Audience
William Castle	Prologue Himself - Host
Pat Colby	Member of Silent Movie Audience

Director	William Castle
Producer	William Castle
Writer	Robb White

Aan obsessed doctor discovers that fear manifests itself as a parasitic creature, which grows on the spinal cords of terrified people. If they scream, the Tingler can be destroyed. If they don't, it will sever the spinal column and kill them. He successfully isolates and removes the Tingler from a deaf mute who has been scared to death by her devious husband. Once captured, the Tingler escapes and runs amok in a crowded movie theater. Terror is loose, but can it be stopped?

Edition Details
Barcode	043396077799
Region	Any Region
Release Date	07-Sep-99
Screen Ratio	Widescreen 1.85:1 B&W (Anamorphic)
Subtitles	None
Audio Tracks	Dolby AC3 Stereo
Layers	Single Side, Single Layer
Nr of Disks/Tapes	1

Personal Details
Purchase Date	December 2008
Store	Torrent
Tags	BT:AVI
Links	DVD Empire IMDB

The Tingler is legendary horror director William Castle's magnum opus. After the success of House On Haunted Hill, Castle devised a new gimmick called "Percepto" for The Tingler. Participating theaters would wire seats so that random moviegoers would get a tangible electric shock during climactic moments in the film. Another novelty used to maximum effect is the short color sequence depicting blood pouring from a faucet and filling a bathtub. Castle went on to direct more cult classics like Homicidal and 13 Ghosts and later produced the mainstream hit Rosemary's Baby.