Chamber of Horrors (1966)
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This dull House of Wax variant involves a claw-handed escaped maniac (Patrick O'Neal), who rampages through late 19th-century Baltimore on a mission of vengeance. Hot on his trail are the proprietors of a "House of Horrors" wax museum and their Mexican dwarf sidekick Tun-Tun. Initially conceived as a TV movie, this tepid horror-thriller was instead spiced up with additional gore and violence for theatrical release. Apparently this was still not enough, as the producers then decided to add a few William Castle-type gimmicks -- the "Fear Flasher" and "Horror Horn" -- to prepare audiences for upcoming bouts of onscreen bloodletting. Unfortunately, no such device was employed to warn viewers of imminent boredom. ~ Cavett Binion, Rovi
- Starring:
- Cesare Danova, Wilfrid Hyde-White, (more)
- Director(s):
- Hy Averback
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Chamber of Horrors
This dull House of Wax variant involves a claw-handed escaped maniac (Patrick O'Neal), who rampages through late 19th-century Baltimore on a mission of vengeance. Hot on his trail are the proprietors of a "House of Horrors" wax museum and their Mexican dwarf sidekick Tun-Tun. Initially conceived as a TV movie, this tepid horror-thriller was instead spiced up with additional gore and violence for theatrical release. Apparently this was still not enough, as the producers then decided to add a few William Castle-type gimmicks -- the "Fear Flasher" and "Horror Horn" -- to prepare audiences for upcoming bouts of onscreen bloodletting. Unfortunately, no such device was employed to warn viewers of imminent boredom. ~ Cavett Binion, Rovi
Complete Cast of Chamber of Horrors
- Cesare Danova - Anthony Draco
- Patrick O'Neal - Jason Cravette
- Patrice Wymore - Vivian
- Philip Bourneuf - Inspector Strudwick
- Marie Windsor - Mme. Corona
- Richard O'Brien - Dr. Cobb
- Berry Kroeger - Chun Sing
- Ayllene Gibbons - Barmaid
- Tony Curtis - Mr. Julian
- Wilfrid Hyde-White - Harold Blount
- Laura Devon - Marie Champlain
- Suzy Parker - Barbara Dixon
- Jeanette Nolan - Mrs. Ewing Perryman
- Wayne Rogers - Sgt. Albertson
- Inger Stratton - Gloria
- Charles Seel - Dr. Hopewell
- Vinton Haworth - Judge Randolph
- Director(s):
- Hy Averback
- Writer(s):
- Stephen Kandel
- Producer(s):
- Hy Averback
- Categories:
- Horror
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