The Wizard of Gore

"Is It Magic? Or Wholesale Slaughter?"

Oct 23 1970 Not Rated 1h 35m
Horror

A TV talk-show hostess and her boyfriend investigate a shady magician whom has the ability to hypnotize and control the thoughts of people in order to stage gory on-stage illusions using his powers of mind bending.

Plot

A magician performs a show where he selects a female volunteer and appears to put swords, drills, and such through them. They walk away and everyone applauds, then they show up somewhere else, dead of the same injuries they sustained in the magic show. Police are baffled and can't tie the murders to the magician. A man whose girlfriend is infatuated with the show begins to investigate on his own.

Written by

Allen Kahn

Directed by

Herschell Gordon Lewis

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Mayflower Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
4,165
Average Rating
5.2 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA