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Macabre

1958 · 72 min

A brisk, gloomy little thriller that trades real scares for morbid twists and a race against time, with a grim small-town atmosphere.

Tagline
As Blood-Chilling As Being Buried Alive!
Overview
After his wife and her blind sister have died under his care, a doctor's young daughter is kidnapped and reported as buried alive, leaving him with mere hours to find and rescue her.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • greed
  • deception
  • betrayal
  • death
  • guilt
Places
  • small town
  • home
  • hospital
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror5
Humour2
Realism6
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
horror, thriller, mystery
Directed by
William Castle
Written by
Robb White
Starring
William Prince, Jacqueline Scott, Jim Backus, Jonathan Kidd, Ellen Corby, Philip Tonge, Susan Morrow, Christine White
Music
Les Baxter
Cinematography
Carl E. Guthrie
Runtime
72 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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