Macabre (1958 film)

Macabre
Directed byWilliam Castle
Screenplay byRobb White
Based onThe Marble Forest
by Theo Durrant[a]
Produced byWilliam Castle
StarringWilliam Prince
Jim Backus
CinematographyCarl E. Guthrie
Edited byJohn F. Schreyer
Music byLes Baxter
Color processBlack and white
Production
company
William Castle Productions
Distributed byAllied Artists
Release date
  • March 1958 (1958-03)[2]
Running time
72 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$120,000 (estimated)[3]
Box office$5,000,000 (USA) (January 1970) (sub-total)

Macabre is a 1958 American horror film directed by William Castle, written by Robb White, and starring William Prince and Jim Backus. The film falls into both the horror and suspense genres.[4]

It involved one of Castle's first forays into using the promotional gimmicks that later made him famous.[5] A certificate for a $1,000 life insurance policy from Lloyd's of London was given to each customer in case they should die of fright during the film.[6]

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