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Rating: 6 stars

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indicator anthology horror anthology carnival sideshow satan vision

All movies seen on 03/27/2023

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Torture Garden (1967)

Directed by Freddie Francis

Fantasy | Horror

Overview

Five people visit a fairground sideshow run by the sinister Dr. Diabolo. Having shown them a handful of haunted-house-style attractions, he promises them a genuinely scary experience if they will pay extra.

Length 100 minutes

Actors

Jack Palance | Burgess Meredith | Beverly Adams | Peter Cushing | Maurice Denham | Barbara Ewing | Michael Bryant | John Standing | Robert Hutton | John Phillips | Michael Ripper | Bernard Kay | Catherine Finn | Ursula Howells | David Bauer | Niall MacGinnis

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Viewing Notes

I’ve never been a big fan of horror anthologies for whatever reason. This one is pretty average with the exception of the last of the four episodes which is outstanding mainly due to the pairing of a manic Jack Palance and Peter Cushing on a great little story involving an undead Edgar Allan Poe! It also benefits from some great cinematography. There’s a shot with a key in the door in the extreme foreground with Palance’s upper torso and head in the immediate background that is sublime. You also get to enjoy Burgess Meredith as the devil/carny leading the whole thing.

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