The Tingler
A determined pathologist conducts experiments on a deaf-mute woman who cannot scream, aiming to prove that death by fright is caused by an organism he designates as The Tingler. He asserts this entity resides within every person along the spinal cord, remaining dormant only when a scream of fear is unleashed.
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William Castle
Herb Wallerstein
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dennyjt
William Castle was a master showman and this was his grandest triumph. He loved a gimmick, in this case Percepto, a device fitted beneath theater seats to enhance the climactic scenes by giving the patrons a short, sharp shock! Vincent Price, at his most maniacally deluded, is a pathologist who says he has discovered fear produces an actual physical creature that only be overcome by the release of a scream. He hopes to get his hands on someone who has died of fright to test his theory and this proves simpler than one might think, thanks to the company he keeps. It is a mad, nightmare of a horror that hurtles through scenes of capital punishment, a bad LSD trip (first time on film), an unfaithful wife, a silent movie theater (showing Tol'Able David, a true classic), younf love and a cheap looking monster. Even though the story is patently absurd, this is a fun-filled thrill ride, even without the threat of an electric jolt!
Sierbahnn
There's something to be said about line delivery in horror movies when the lines aren't panicked and screaming, but understated and build tension rather than relieve it. The conceit of this plot is ludicrous, of course, but it is fifties surrealism and it has a meta concept to it, which is very weird and rewarding. The movie is quite a little gem for its genre and I highly recommend it.
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The directors of The Tingler are William Castle and Herb Wallerstein.
The cast of The Tingler includes George DeNormand as Member of Silent Movie Audience (uncredited), Clarence Straight as Member of Silent Movie Audience (uncredited), Philip Coolidge as Oliver 'Ollie' Higgins, Dal McKennon as Projectionist (uncredited), Vincent Price as Dr. Warren Chapin, Gertrude Astor as Member of Silent Movie Audience (uncredited), Darryl Hickman as David Morris, Leon Alton as Member of Silent Movie Audience (uncredited), Judith Evelyn as Mrs. Martha Ryerson Higgins, Gail Bonney as Member of Silent Movie Audience (uncredited), Amy Fields as Member of Silent Movie Audience (uncredited), Pamela Lincoln as Lucy Stevens, and more.
The duration of The Tingler is 1h 22 mins.
Yes. You can watch the The Tingler trailer on this Fanbiz page on Fanziz.
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The Tingler was released on 29 Jul 1959.
The Tingler is listed under Horror and Science Fiction on Fanbiz.
The Tingler has 2 reviews on Fanziz, with an average rating of 6.5/10. One reviewer wrote: "William Castle was a master showman and this was his grandest triumph. He loved a gimmick, in this case Percepto, a device fitted beneath theater seats to enhance the climactic..."
