Torture Garden

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NR,1hr 33min

Genre:

Horror

Released:

January 1, 1967

Distributor:

Columbia TriStar

Starring:

Jack Palance, Burgess Meredith, Beverly Adams ... More

Synopsis: The Torture Garden is an "omnibus" chiller, adapted from four short stories by Robert Bloch (Psycho). Each is introduced by Burgess Meredith, playing a sinister carnival barker by the name of Dr. Diabolo. The doctor's audience consists of five people, four of whom are apprised of their ultimate fates as Diabolo weaves his stories. In "Enoch," a young playboy falls under the spell of a cannibalistic cat. In "Terror Over Hollywood," a famous movie star is revealed to be an android. In "Mr. Steinway," ... Full Synopsis

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	Donald Guarisco, AMG Review This entry in the cycle of Amicus-produced horror anthologies is a middling piece of work. Robert Bloch's script offers a clever, engaging framing device but the individual tales it contains often lack the punch they are aiming because they are too simple and straightforward to conceal their twists. That said, Torture Garden still offers a decent amount of macabre fun for the patient horror fan. Bloch's ... Read Review

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	Jack Palance Ronald Wyatt Burgess Meredith Dr. Diabolo Beverly Adams Carla Hayes Peter Cushing Canning

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