The Tingler

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The Tingler

1959

1h 22m

Horror

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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.

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Eddie Harrison

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12/22/2022

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

06/07/2021

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

10/29/2018

5/5

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

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Mike McGranaghan

Aisle Seat

08/21/2018

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

10/23/2009

Could well be William Castle's masterpiece.

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Fernando F. Croce

CinePassion

09/25/2009

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

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Stephen C

@bob25009 Oct 30

Success in 1 hour and 22 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Dubbed and subtitled in worldwide studios!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Kalissa H

@kali_416 Mar 16

Not my favorite Vincent Price movie, but still a fun watch. The blood in color in the faucet and bathtub was neat.

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10/26/2024

The real Tingler were the friends we made along the way. Some of the worst acting I've ever seen, and a plot full of so many holes it started to look like swiss cheese. That being said, good fun-bad movie, but I don't think I could watch this again.

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Joel H

11/05/2023

I'd read about The Tingler as a child and heard about the buzzing-seat gimmick they used in theaters, so I was excited to finally watch it. Is it scary? No, not really. Is it amusing? Absolutely. I found myself chuckling multiple times about how campy this horror movie is. The plot is ludicrous, but that's what makes it engaging. Vincent Price is quite entertaining, as always, and does not disappoint in his role as the villainous Dr. Warren Chapin. And even though the creature was laughable, there were a couple impressive visual effects. I wish I could have seen this one with Percepto! in theaters.

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Jens B

05/28/2023

Even Vincent Price can't save this.. The Tingler is quite adorable.

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CodyZamboni Z

04/29/2023

Fun sci fi horror, with a campy gimmick, And one really startling scary scene in blood red color,

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Synopsis

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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