Macabre 1958 fantastic movie musings and ramblings. Macabre original 1958 horror 11x14 lobby card movie poster. I remember the hype surrounding this movie when we were kids. Its a formidable candidate for inclusion among the worst movies of 1958. Watch macabre movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. High resolution theatrical movie poster image for macabre 1958. Released 1958, macabre stars william prince, jim backus, chris white, jacqueline scott the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which put. The films original release included a notable promotion by producerdirector. The first to discover the substance and live to tell about it, steve and jane witness the blob destroying an elderly man and grow to a terrifying size. Rodney barrett shoveling dirt in a spooky cemetery at night. The elvira macabre mobile has made a number of pubic appearances such as 2002 hollywood christmas parade along with its sexy owner, evria. As a film, its at best an average affair, certainly one of the lesser william castle frightfests.
A drivein favorite, this scifi classic follows teenagers steve and his best girl, jane, as they try to protect their hometown from a gelatinous alien life form that engulfs everything it touches. October 12th, 2010 not yet rated 1 hr min plot summary. Events of an even more unusual bent will follow in this shocker that began william castles string of fright films including house. Only donators and contributors can download this hd poster. I didnt see macabre until it was shown on tnt back in the 80s. Read the full synopsis of macabre, 1958, directed by william castle, with william prince, philip tonge, jonathan kidd, at turner classic movies. A doctors daughter is kidnapped and buried alive, and he is given just five hours to find and rescue her. It was aired twice, but it was cut for time on the second go aroundand its so short to begin with. A maniac attempts to drive a doctor over the edge by announcing that he has buried the physicians.
In fact, macabre is not even a true horror movie, although it gets classified as one all the time. The narrator of the trailer mispronounces the title of the movie, pronouncing it macobra instead of the correct macob. A maniac attempts to drive a doctor over the edge by announcing that he has buried the physicians daughter alive. Bergman developed the film from his own play wood painting. This movie marked william castles entry into gimmickdrenched horror cinema. Macabre is a 1958 film about doctor whose daughter is kidnapped and buried alive, and he is given just five hours to find and rescue her directed by william castle. Hes hunting for the coffin holding his young daughter who, according to an anonymous caller, is buried alive in this shocker directed by william castle. It was said that people were dying in movie theaters, it was so frightening. We later discover the family are killers and cannibals attempting to gain.
I was stunned to find out that it was more or less done tongue in cheek. She demons 1958 approved 77 min horror, scifi 1 january 1958 usa heroic, but dull, fred maklin and beautiful, but spoiled, jerrie turner wash up on an uncharted tropical island. The movie tells about a group who attempt to escape from a house that owned by mysterious lady named dara and her family. Macabre is a late 50s horror movie following a doctors daughter who is kidnapped and buried alive, and he is given just five hours to find and rescue her. Reproduction image size varies based on original poster dimension ratios. Written by robb white, based on the novel the marble forest by theo durran. Join sign up keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your devices. Everybody bleeds macabre, international title for rumah dara indonesian title, and in singapore titled darah is an indonesian horrorslasher film in 2010. A lot of the film is played seriously, almost like an artfilm drama, but the rest is completely over the top, no, this cant be happening insanity. Find where to watch horror of dracula and many more full length movies from the best streaming services online. Macabre original 1958 horror 11x14 lobby card movie poster william castle. It was on display in the petersen automotive museum in 2015. No stranger to b movies or corn prior to producing and directing macabre, castle took this one a step further by warning the audience of the negative effects that the films thrills may have on them. The image measures 1820 2761 pixels and is 1424 kilobytes large.
Macabre is the perfect title for lamberto bavas debut gonzo horror treat. Macabre is a 1958 thriller film directed by william castle, written by robb white, and starring william prince, jim backus, christine white, jacqueline scott, and susan morrow. Hes hunting for the coffin holding his young daughter his still living young daughter. A hollow and phony horrormelodrama, most of the action centring around a windy graveyard at midnight. Macabre 1958 remastered dvd william castle macabre. A doctor learns that his daughter has been buried alive and sets out on a frantic search to save her in this thriller. Macabre is a 1958 thriller film directed by william castle, written by robb white, and starring william prince, jim. Macabre 1958 posted on july 31, 20 february 4, 2016 by lindsey. It involved one of castles first forays into using the promotional gimmicks that later made him famous. Watch macabre starring william prince in this horror on directv. Macabre is a 1958 horror film directed by william castle, written by robb white, and starring william prince, jim backus, christine white, jacqueline scott, and susan morrow.
Overview of macabre, 1958, directed by william castle, with william prince, philip tonge, jonathan kidd, at turner classic movies. Rodney barrett is shoveling dirt in a spooky cemetery at night hunting for the coffin holding his young daughter his still living young daughter. Elvira macabre mobile makes guest appearance in hollywood. Macabre remastered dvd william castle 1958 why is dr. Det sjunde inseglet is a 1957 swedish historical fantasy film written and directed by ingmar bergman. I loved how just about everybody in the cast became a suspect at one point or another before we got the surprise ending. The one that was used in the movie was a 1958 thunderbird. The adopted son of the janitor, matyi, is hopelessly in love with juli. Although i always knew william castle was a bit off the norm in the horror movies he produced, i honestly thought this was a relatively serious movie. As a little side note, there are actually two elvira macabre mobiles. This is anoriginal 11x14 lobby card from the film macabre released in 1958. Details about macabre original 1958 horror 11x14 lobby card movie poster william castle. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the enter key is pressed. The gimmick worked and castle was on his way to movie exploitation stardom.
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