Folks in a small town think that a doctor (William Prince) is responsible for the death of his wife due to his incompetence. Someone is so mad about this that they apparently kidnapped the doctor's daughter and have buried her alive. The doc must scramble to figure this one out--and the leads point to her being buried in the cemetery.
In the late 1950s, director/producer William Castle began releasing horror thrillers with amazing gimmicks--such as electrifying seats and shocking viewers in "The Tingler" or sending skeletons flying over the audience in "The House on Haunted Hill". "Macabre" was the first of these--with insurance policies on the patrons because the film was supposedly THAT scary. Unfortunately, the film just wasn't scary! And, I really expected much more from this film. Plus, the ending was just confusing and rather anticlimactic. Not among Castle's better films.
In the late 1950s, director/producer William Castle began releasing horror thrillers with amazing gimmicks--such as electrifying seats and shocking viewers in "The Tingler" or sending skeletons flying over the audience in "The House on Haunted Hill". "Macabre" was the first of these--with insurance policies on the patrons because the film was supposedly THAT scary. Unfortunately, the film just wasn't scary! And, I really expected much more from this film. Plus, the ending was just confusing and rather anticlimactic. Not among Castle's better films.