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Macabre

1958, Movie, NR, 73 mins

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Producer-director William Castle insured filmgoers for $1,000 each against "death by fright" before they viewed this movie, based on a novel written by thirteen individuals. The story involves a small town doctor, Prince, who leads the search for his daughter, whom some maniac has buried alive in a graveyard. In the end the whole thing turns out to be a hoax perpetrated by Prince in order to scare his dead wife's father into a heart attack. Prince then can collect the family... read more leave a comment
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Macabre movie trailer - starring William Prince. Directed by William Castle. Genre: Horror
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Length: 00:33
Posted: 12/22/2009
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A feature length expansion of the hugely acclaimed short film Dara, Macabre boasts a classic premise that quickly devolves into deranged violence. A group of friends traveling from a remote part of the country back to the big city stops to help a young woman who claims to have been assaulted and robbed, eventually agreeing to drive her back home because the horn-dog among their group sees the opportunity to get a little action. And, oh, there's definitely action waiting for them but not the sort anticipated
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Length: 01:32
Posted: 9/27/2009
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Trailer for Macabre, which screened at Fantastic Fest 2009. Two newly weds Adjie and Astrid, along with 3 of their best friends decided to have an interstate road trip as a last attempt to reconcile Adjie with his estranged little sister Ladya. Their trip is however abruptly interrupted when they run into Maya, a strange girl out of nowhere, who wanders aimlessly into their path. "I've been robbed" is all she has to say. The friends unanimously decided to give her a ride to her isolated house by the end of the woods. Maya introduces Adjie and friends to her blue-blooded mother Dara, a woman of ageless enigma and few spoken words. Dara insists that their kindness should be repaid with a dinner feast. This is where the night turns violent.
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Length: 01:38
Posted: 9/27/2009
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Year: 1958
Rated NR

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Cast
William Prince: Dr. Rodney Barrett
Jim Backus: Jim Tyloe
Christine White: Nancy Wetherby
Jacqueline Scott: Polly Baron
Susan Morrow: Sylvia Stevenson
Philip Tonge: Jode Wetherby

 

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