The Tingler

Name: The Tingler
Duration: 1 h 22 min

1hr 22m

1hr 22m
3.4/5 (4.9K)
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An obsessed pathologist discovers and captures a parasitic creature that grows when fear grips its host. More Details »

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Director:

William Castle

Writer:

Robb White

Release Date:

Jul 29, 1959

Runtime:

1hr 22m

Synopsis

An obsessed pathologist discovers and captures a parasitic creature that grows when fear grips its host.

Cast

Vincent Price
Judith Evelyn
Darryl Hickman
Patricia Cutts
Pamela Lincoln
Philip Coolidge
Leon Alton
Gertrude Astor
Richard Barthelmess
Gail Bonney

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3.4

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3.4

Aug 18, 2013

Hey, listen: if you're a grown-ass man, there's no need to scream "YOU CAN SEE THE WIRES!" every single time you see The Tingler (and, yeah, its wires) onscreen. We can see it. We get it. Keep it to yourself. That aside, this was absolutely magical. NYC's Film Forum held…

520 Likes

Matt Singer

Oct 4, 2017

For me this is Essential October fun, I love The Tingler. I think I’ve watched over 50 vincent price films and honestly I Haven’t seen a bad performance yet!

247 Likes

Ian West

May 27, 2021

DO NOT BE ALARMED THE TINGLER HAS INVADED THIS REVIEW PLEASE REMAIN CALM ONLY BY LIKING THIS REVIEW CAN THE TINGLER BE NEUTRALIZED

244 Likes

MushiMinion
Oct 24, 2016

"You must have screamed just in time." Beautifully reflexive pop-art horror, nothing else quite like it even within the William Castle Cinematic Universe. I love how it functions as a bit of film criticism re: the power of the scream, how unsettling it is to have this…

230 Likes

Joe

Feb 19, 2024

The Tingler isn't just the "Percepto!" gimmick, it's actually an excellent horror movie. Yeah, it's got a ludicrous premise, and there's plenty of cheese, but it's got some legitimately creepy moments/imagery as well (the bald zombie man with the knife, the red hand rising…

143 Likes

Lou (rhymes with wow!)

Sep 22, 2026

2026 Cult Movie Challenge Week 38: 50's Sci Fi Week If Vincent Price is in the cast, you'd better believe I'll buy whatever silly plot he is selling! In this case, he plays a not-quite-mad scientist who discovers that a parasite attaches itself to the human spinal cord…

63 Likes

BeardofTsu
Aug 28, 2023

“I want to personally sense the power of The Tingler.” I have a mouth and I must scream. Vincent Price drops acid, threatens to put a grapefruit sized bullet hole in his cheating wife and inspires a projectionist to set up a cruel haunted house prank on a deaf/mute…

106 Likes

Gentry Austin

Oct 10, 2023

Hooptober 10.0, pt.22- Invitin' me to that tingle in your spine 9/6 Countries (France, UK, USA, Japan, Italy, South Africa, Hong Kong, Russia, India) (COMPLETE) 10/8 Decades (1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 1960s, 2010s, 2000s, 1910s, 1920s, 1940s, 1950s) (COMPLETE) 7th…

103 Likes

𝔻𝕠𝕔 𝕃𝕪𝕠𝕟

Mar 9, 2023

just ridiculous goofy gothic fun, the film equivalent of a rubber bat on a string. Plus: a big gross worm freaking out vincent price!!

101 Likes

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the title misled me tf

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This is such a creative film. I wish I lived through the interactive theater experience when it came out. It really sends tingles down your spine and keeps you on your toes.

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Watched at a drive in movie theater

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