Chamber of Horrors (1966)
Directed by Hy Averback
Genres - Horror |
Sub-Genres - Slasher Film |
Release Date - May 31, 1966 (USA - Unknown), Oct 19, 1966 (USA - Limited), Oct 21, 1966 (USA) |
Run Time - 100 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Cavett Binion
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.
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prison, amputation, captive, captor, escape, injustice, killing, maniac, Mexico, midget, revenge, violence, fear, wax-museum