Macabre

"As Blood-Chilling As Being Buried Alive!"

Oct 1 1958 Approved 1h 12m
Horror, Thriller

After his wife and her blind sister have died under his care, a doctor's small daughter is kidnapped and reported as buried alive, and he is given just five hours to find and rescue her.

Plot

A small-town doctor (William Prince) gets caught up in a revenge plot when his small daughter is kidnapped and buried alive as he is given a few short hours to find her before she suffocates. To cover the risk of a heart attack while viewing the film, Producer-Director William Castle provided each member of the audience with an official certificate issued by Lloyds of London to insure them for $1,000 against death by fright. The gimmick worked and Castle was on his way to movie exploitation stardom!

Written by

Robb White, Anthony Boucher

Directed by

William Castle

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

William Castle Productions

Languages

Deutsch, English, Italiano

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
1,453
Average Rating
5.7 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA