Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story

Nov 8, 2007

1h 22m

★ 7.8

He was just another movie director...until he found himself a gimmick.

Overview

Chronicles the last great American showman, filmmaker William Castle, a master of ballyhoo who became a brand name in movie horror with his outrageous audience participation gimmicks.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Automat Pictures

Spine Tingler

Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story Trailers

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Cast

Self

Forrest J. Ackerman

Self

John Badham

Self

Diane Baker

Self

Sidney D. Balkin

Self

Steve Bickel

Self

John Waters

Self

Stuart Gordon

Self

William Castle

Self

Terry Castle

Self

Budd Boetticher

Self

Joe Dante

Self

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