***SPOILERS*** First of the William Castle shock horror films that the audience had to be warned beforehand that they may well not live to see the end of the film and sign a disclaimer! So that their immediate family members can't sue the filmmakers for having them drop dead while watching it. The movie "Macabre" ended up being one of if not the biggest the biggest sleeper of the year in making over 50 times as much money in the box-office then what it cost to make it.
The film has to do with town doctor Rodney Barrett, William Prince, having had his 12 year old daughter Marge, Linda Guderman, kidnapped and buried alive with just enough air in her coffin to keep her breathing for about five hours. During that time Dr. Barrett and his secretary Polly Baron, Jackie Scott, try desperately to find Marge in the town cemetery before she suffocates to death. There are a number of clues as well as red herrings to what's really going on in the movie that has the audience riveted to their seats expecting the worst for little Marge who's time and air is quickly running out.
***SPOILERS*** In the end the whole rotten and sinister truth comes out to what's really going on in the movie that comes to light at the cemetery where Marge is supposed to be buried. A truth so shocking as well as evil that I'm not surprised that Castle had to take out insurance, from Loyds of London, in order to protect himself more then anyone else. Not from members of the audience dropping dead from heart attacks while watching the movie. But from Castel being attacked beaten and possibly lynched by an outraged public or movie audience for him making them suffer in watching the film!
The film has to do with town doctor Rodney Barrett, William Prince, having had his 12 year old daughter Marge, Linda Guderman, kidnapped and buried alive with just enough air in her coffin to keep her breathing for about five hours. During that time Dr. Barrett and his secretary Polly Baron, Jackie Scott, try desperately to find Marge in the town cemetery before she suffocates to death. There are a number of clues as well as red herrings to what's really going on in the movie that has the audience riveted to their seats expecting the worst for little Marge who's time and air is quickly running out.
***SPOILERS*** In the end the whole rotten and sinister truth comes out to what's really going on in the movie that comes to light at the cemetery where Marge is supposed to be buried. A truth so shocking as well as evil that I'm not surprised that Castle had to take out insurance, from Loyds of London, in order to protect himself more then anyone else. Not from members of the audience dropping dead from heart attacks while watching the movie. But from Castel being attacked beaten and possibly lynched by an outraged public or movie audience for him making them suffer in watching the film!