"Homicidal" Fright Break

William Castle advises audience members they could leave the theater and receive a full refund if they were too frightened to see the climax of the film.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• homicidal
• castle
• fright
• break

[perrypearl]

A hoot!Great gimmick,great movie!!!

[DrRazorblade]

I am happy to9 have finally seen it\

I miss showmanship

[federalwarhawk]

I seen this movie on tv, back in the 1970s, and thought the part where the crazy women stabs the justice of the peace in the stomach, over and over, was quite shocking for a movie on tv at that time. where most extreme gore was censored out.

[zenmachinefilms]

What a great gimmick.

Castle may have been a huckster as much as a filmmaker, but his love for movies, and having fun at the movies, was terrific.

[SuperJJsmom]

@extremesniper007 ....(walks to coward bar)

[marekerhardt]

Better than Psycho. More amusing anyway!

[dwdeclare]

DON'T GO INTO THE HOUSE!!!

[annaLaPointe]

saw this a few years ago as part of a William Castle triple feature at the Detroit Film Theatre....and I am happy to say NO ONE, including myself, left during the fright break!

[extremesniper007]

in the theatres, when they had this, anybody who left had to go to the coward's corner. they had to basically walk a gauntlet (their blood pressure would be taken, they had to sign a piece of paper saying they are a "bona fide coward") and people would laugh at them

[trippyboi91]

first time i seen this, i was SOOOO SCARED! LMAO

[girlycue1]

a great, great movie!!

[americangalbasseyfan]

I watched the movie yesterday afternoon. What a scary, spine-chilling movie. It was 'now or never' to watch the ending. WOW!