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Circus of Horrors

1960 · 88 min

A lurid, old-fashioned chiller that mixes circus spectacle with cold-blooded murder, feeling both creepy and faintly ridiculous.

Directed by
Sidney Hayers
Genres
Horror, Crime
Tagline
Spectacular Towering Terror! One man's lust...made men into beasts, stripped women of their souls!
Overview
A plastic surgeon and his nurse join a bizarre circus to escape from the police. Here he befriends deformed women and transforms them for his "Temple of Beauty". However, when they threaten to leave, they meet with mysterious accidents.

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Directed by
Sidney Hayers
Genres
Horror, Crime
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • corruption
  • identity
  • betrayal
  • death
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror6
Humour3
Realism4
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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