Pathologist Warren Chapin (Vincent Price) also does studies on how fear affects people. According to his studies fear manifests itself as a creature on a person's spine--but when they scream it disappears. A mute woman dies of fear and Warren removes the creature (called "The Tingler")...and things get out of control.
VERY silly William Castle movie but it is fun...in a dumb sort of way. It's in b&w but there's a color sequence in the middle which is very effective. Also, at one point, the Tingler gets loose in a theatre. The screen goes black and Price advises everybody to scream for their lives! I was lucky enough to see this twice in revival theatres and the audience cheerfully obliged by screaming at the top of their lungs! Also this is the first movie to show a person freaking out on LSD. It has its dull spots and the movie is more than a little stupid but it's hard to not enjoy this. Also Price gives his usual good performance and some viewers might find it amusing that TV's Dobbie Gillis (Darryl Hickman) plays his assistant! I give it a 7.
VERY silly William Castle movie but it is fun...in a dumb sort of way. It's in b&w but there's a color sequence in the middle which is very effective. Also, at one point, the Tingler gets loose in a theatre. The screen goes black and Price advises everybody to scream for their lives! I was lucky enough to see this twice in revival theatres and the audience cheerfully obliged by screaming at the top of their lungs! Also this is the first movie to show a person freaking out on LSD. It has its dull spots and the movie is more than a little stupid but it's hard to not enjoy this. Also Price gives his usual good performance and some viewers might find it amusing that TV's Dobbie Gillis (Darryl Hickman) plays his assistant! I give it a 7.