The Tingler (1959)
The Tingler (1959)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Vincent Price
Dr. Warren Chapin
Philip Coolidge
Oliver 'Ollie' Higgins
Judith Evelyn
Mrs. Martha Ryerson Higgins
Darryl Hickman
David Morris
Pamela Lincoln
Lucy Stevens
Patricia Cutts
Isabel Stevens Chapin
William Castle
Prologue Host (uncredited) / Producer / Director
Leon Alton
Member of Silent Movie Audience
Bob Gunderson
Ryerson - Screaming Convict (uncredited)
Gertrude Astor
Member of Silent Movie Audience
Dal McKennon
Projectionist (uncredited)
Richard Barthelmess
David Kinemon
Robb White
Screenplay
Clarence Peet
Property Master
Gail Bonney
Member of Silent Movie Audience
Von Dexter
Original Music Composer
Media.
Details.
Release DateJuly 29, 1959
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 22m
Content RatingNR
Budget$250,000
Genres
Wiki.
The Tingler is a 1959 American horror film produced and directed by William Castle. It is the third of five collaborations between Castle and writer Robb White, and starring Vincent Price.
The film tells the story of a scientist who discovers a parasite in human beings, called a "tingler", which feeds on fear. The creature earned its name by making the spine of its host "tingle" when the host is frightened. In line with other Castle horror films, including Macabre (1958) and House on Haunted Hill (1959), Castle used gimmicks to sell the film. The Tingler remains most well known for a gimmick called "Percepto!", a vibrating device, in some of the theater chairs, which the onscreen action activated.
Released in the United States on July 19, 1959, The Tingler received mixed reviews, but has since gone through some critical reevaluation and is now considered a camp cult film.A sequel novel, The Tingler Unleashed (ISBN 979-8988682349), written by Gary J. Rose, was published in August 2023 as "a contemporary reimagining that pays homage to the 1959 cinematic masterpiece by William Castle", taking place and continuing the events of the original film fifty years later; an unabridged audiobook recording of the novel was released on October 16, 2023.