The Tingler
Seen it?1959 | 82 min | Horror, Science Fiction
Sunday Safe BetWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
It earned strong reviews (78% on Rotten Tomatoes), though it had a lukewarm 6.4 out of 10 from audiences and soft box office. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for horror fans and sci-fi fans. If you loved The Curse of Frankenstein or House on Haunted Hill, start here. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
- The mood
- Scary.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 22 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1959: an older pace and style.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
78% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesBelow par
6.4 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 50K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by William Castle
- Vincent PriceDr. Warren Chapin
- Philip CoolidgeOliver 'Ollie' Higgins
- Judith EvelynMrs. Martha Ryerson Higgins
- Darryl HickmanDavid Morris
- Pamela LincolnLucy Stevens
- Patricia CuttsIsabel Stevens Chapin
- William CastlePrologue Host (uncredited)
- Bob GundersonRyerson - Screaming Convict (uncredited)
- Dal McKennonProjectionist (uncredited)
- Leon AltonMember of Silent Movie Audience (uncredited)