The Roar of Ballyhoo and the Thunder of Bullshit :: A 22 Vid-Cap Look at Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story (2007)

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"There is no God but gimmick. And [Castle is] his prophet."

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And when I say bullshit, Boils and Ghouls, I mean it most reverently...























Truthfully, Jeffrey Schwartz's biographical take on William Castle probably won't tell any hardcore fans anything they didn't already know. However, all that ghoulish info has been beautifully and lavishly packaged together with an eye-popping amount of publicity stills, background details and minutiae that makes this thing an absolute must see for any fans of Castle's gimmicks and bag of tricks.


Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story (2007) Automat Pictures :: Sony Pictures / EP: Sonja Nelson / P: Jeffrey Schwarz / AP: Taryn Teigue, Jack Mulligan / D: Jeffrey Schwarz / C: Adam Cindric, Steve Coleman, Robert Elfstrom, Matt Faw, Eugenia Fiumi, David A. Ford, David Hallinger, Chris Meagher, Jim Newport, Mark Putnam, Matt Stell, Clay Westervelt / E: Philip Harrison, Jeffrey Schwarz / M: Michael Cudahy / S: Terry Castle, Robert Bloch, Bob Burns, Forrest J Ackerman, John Badham, Diane Baker