William Castle was a master showman and this was his grandest triumph. He loved a gimmick, in thi...
The Tingler
A pathologist experiments with a deaf-mute woman who is unable to scream to prove that humans die of fright due to an organism he names The Tingler that lives within each person on the spinal cord and is suppressed only when people scream when scared.
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The Tingler
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Status
Released
Release Date
Jul 29, 1959
Runtime
1h 22m
Genres
Horror, Science Fiction
User Score
63%
Original Title
The Tingler
Production Companies
Columbia Pictures, William Castle Productions
Director
William Castle
Budget
$250,000
Description
A pathologist experiments with a deaf-mute woman who is unable to scream to prove that humans die of fright due to an organism he names The Tingler that lives within each person on the spinal cord and is suppressed only when people scream when scared.