The Tingler

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The Tingler

1959,

1h 22m,

Horror

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78%

18 Reviews

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5,000+ Ratings

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18 Reviews

66%

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Dr. Warren Chapin (Vincent Price) has made a surprising discovery -- the spine-chilling sensation that people get when scared is due to a parasite that he dubs the "tingler." Chapin concludes that in extreme circumstances, prolonged fear can cause the creature to damage a person's spine and even cause death if the victim can't scream, a theory that Oliver Higgins (Philip Coolidge) uses to deadly effect on his wife (Judith Evelyn). Soon the tingler that killed the woman is on the loose.

Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

Dec 22, 2022

3/5

…with a frank view of drugs, plus some meta-narrative twists, The Tinger is a great way to waste 80 minutes…

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Jun 7, 2021

3/4

Perhaps William Castle's most outrageous film, The Tingler also stands as one of his best.

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Sean Mulvihill

FanboyNation.com

Oct 29, 2018

5/5

There's never been anything like The Tingler before or since.

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Mike McGranaghan

Aisle Seat

Aug 21, 2018

3/4

Well-made, and anyone with an appreciation for the fright flicks of yesteryear will certainly recognize it as a work of significant note.

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Combustible Celluloid

Oct 23, 2009

Could well be William Castle's masterpiece.

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Fernando F. Croce

CinePassion

Sep 25, 2009

Like any genius pitchman, Castle straddles the line between carnival barker and conceptual artist

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Han W

Sep 29, 2018

Silly and a bit seedy plot is slowly told with some singular effective thrills and a creepy performance by Vincent Price.

Albus W

Dec 7, 2017

vincent price tries LSD. then he discovers that everyone has a giant worm in their spine called The Tingler that only comes out when youre scared and you can make it go away if you scream. a woman who cant scream dies of fright and so they are able extract a living Tingler from her spine. it escapes and runs amok. hilarious movie, i loved watching vincent price inject himself with a double dose of acid

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Dr. Warren Chapin (Vincent Price) has made a surprising discovery -- the spine-chilling sensation that people get when scared is due to a parasite that he dubs the "tingler." Chapin concludes that in extreme circumstances, prolonged fear can cause the creature to damage a person's spine and even cause death if the victim can't scream, a theory that Oliver Higgins (Philip Coolidge) uses to deadly effect on his wife (Judith Evelyn). Soon the tingler that killed the woman is on the loose.

Director: William Castle
Producer: William Castle
Screenwriter: Robb White
Distributor: Columbia Tristar, Columbia Pictures
Production Co: Columbia Pictures Corporation
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 29, 1959, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2013
Runtime: 1h 22m
Sound Mix: Mono
Aspect Ratio: 35mm, Flat (1.85:1)

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