Chamber of Horrors (1966)

Chamber of Horrors (1966) (DVD) (*)

$20.99

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Italian ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Italian ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Italy ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
80 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Featurette
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1966 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Hy Averback

Written By:
Stephen Kandel

Actors:
Patrick O'Neal ..... Jason Cravatte aka Jason Caroll
Cesare Danova ..... Anthony Draco
Wilfrid Hyde-White ..... Harold Blount
Laura Devon ..... Marie Champlain
Patrice Wymore ..... Vivian (Delano's hostess)
Suzy Parker ..... Barbara Dixon
José René Ruiz ..... Senor Pepe De Rey
Philip Bourneuf ..... Insp. Matthew Strudwick
Jeanette Nolan ..... Mrs. Ewing Perryman
Marie Windsor ..... Madame Corona
Wayne Rogers ..... Police Sgt. Jim Albertson
Vinton Hayworth ..... Judge Walter Randolph
Richard O'Brien ..... Dr. Romulus Cobb
Inger Stratton ..... Gloria (one of Corona's girls)
Berry Kroeger ..... Chun Sing

Synopsis:

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.

Pilot for a TV series based on House of Wax and intended to feature Danova and Hyde-White as owners of a wax museum who dabble in criminology. Judged too gruesome for TV (O'Neal, as the Baltimore Strangler, hacks off his own manacled hand in escaping from the police, later ends up impaled on a hook), it was expanded into a feature, with a Fear Flasher and Horror Horn as silly gimmicks. Tacky stuff, but it has its luridly bizarre moments and a nice performance from O'Neal as the seemingly indestructible homicidal maniac.

A one-handed madman (he lost the hand while escaping a hanging) uses various detachable devices as murder weapons to gain revenge on those he believes have wronged him.

This product was added to our catalog on Friday 18 January, 2019.

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