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Something of a rite of passage for me. In 1958 I was four years old, and my parents would take me to the drive-in movies which I usually enjoyed. When this movie came out, there was an ad in the local paper that showed the Skull, and it scared the sh** out of me. I was also scared by the wicked witch of Oz, but was told that she wasn't real; that made me feel better. So I asked my dad, are skulls real? Yes they are real, and you have one inside your head! That weirded me out for quite a while. When we finally got to the drive in, I mostly hid in the back seat; didn't want to look at the skull. A few years later, the movie came on late night TV. I had to sneak out of bed to watch it. Barely managed to stay awake through most of it. Was still a little scary, but mostly I got over my skull frights..
Pretty character actress Peggy Webber is still with us (97 years old) , actor John Hudson who plays Eric here in this flick ("The Screaming Skull") was related to character actor William Hudson, (who starred in "Attack of the 50 foot woman" ) were twin brothers 👍👍
Ahhhh yes those were the days! Waiting all week that seemed like a month for Friday to roll around. Then wake up crack of dawn for Looney Tunes and the rest. Johnny Quest, The banana splits, Rocky &Bullwinkle, The Pussy Cats, oh an Scooby Doooooo! LoL
This movie came out in ‘58, making me 10 or 11 at the time. I always wanted to see it but somehow that never happened. Now, a few days before turning 73, I got my chance. Somehow, over a little more than 60 years, my taste in cinema must have changed. I will say that a 5 to 7 year old seeing this in a theater might have been forever changed. The 10 to 12 year old crowd would have eaten it up. Not exactly on my bucket list, I do feel this is a goal that has been met. Now on to better things, like The Bride of Frankenstein.
I remember this, saw it decades ago on TV when you used rabbit ears for reception. All I can say is at least they might of had fun making it. Thanks for sharing!
YOU ARE THE EVER LOVING *_BEST_* CHANNEL IN THE WORLD!!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU FOR THIS!! This has been my FAVORITE movie ALL of my life!! I am only 1 year younger than this film and I watched it as a kid with my mom and have searched for it for YEARS. About 20 years ago, I found a place that sold obscure old horror movies and got this on dvd but it wore out over time. THANK YOU *_SO MUCH_* FOR POSTING THIS ONE!!! Now I'm going to cross my fingers and hope you find "The Horror of Party Beach" too!!! THANK YOU AGAIN!!
This is an enjoyable visit to cinema of the late fifties. We are treated with a high quality wide screen picture, wow. Some say the story is bad but hey, I just went along for the visit. Great Job C.C.C.!
You guys should know that when this film, William Castle rigged the theaters with floating ghosts, put skulls under seats and all that. He offered life insurance for the film goers as they went into the theaters. When he made The Tingler with Vincent Price, he rigged the seats to vibrate like they were getting electrical shocks. He was the gimmick master of his movies.
@@FrankiesFancy he was a genius Frankie , but I believe that this flick was a product of AIP not associated with William Castle , but he did do alot of pre show gimmicks in theaters like you mentioned , like with the death insurance, floating skeletons, 3D glasses & so on ... he was one of a kind 🌟🤩
Peggy Webber was really quite well proportioned and sexy. She was in several original Dragnet episodes. She made some contorted horror faces and terrific screams in this classic.
I did not like her husband not trusted him from the beginning. He crushed his first wife s skull and tried to kill the second one for her money too. But Aha! she haunted him as a revenge till he died. Good movie , Thanks for the upload , keep it up!
Yes, a takeoff of Gaslight, for sure. Many ppl pan this movie outright, i dont think it was that bad...you could do a lot worse, for sure. It had something to hold ny interest, even tho the end was ridiculous. Peggy Webber did as good a job as she could with the material she was given. Some of her scenes were very risque for the time, too. Other parts she took on as her carreer progressed showed her acting versatility. Luv the old b&w horror films! :)
One of my childhood horror favorites from back in the 70s on Creature Feature. Still a big horror fan of the classics to this day. Another favorite is. The Terror with Jack Nickolson
Wow. Cult, I don't know where you get these prints from, but watching YOUR offerings of several movies recently I feel like I'm seeing them for the first time. I've seen this and Phantom Planet 100 times but the quality was a bit fuzzy around the edges on other RU-vid sites. The scene where Marion shows up near the end is really creepy and even more disturbing if you're watching this late at night (or under the influence of something!)
I watched this when we'd sneak out & watch Creature Features., 60 YEARS AGO. This one made me piss My pajamas- recurring nightmares of the skull climax! Really. 6o years later still top ten in my horror/suspense rankings. Criminally overlooked. Thanks for sharing!
The opening scene and music are absolutely terrifying . In fact it's so terrifying, that I shot coffee through my nose while laughing in horror . Special gest Star David Spade as "Micky."😄
@laura Silveria I've seen The Shinning twice . It's a good movie . However i don't remember the musical score from it .thanks for liking me comment, have a great day 🙂
This movie still has some shock value to it... I would think 1958 was one of the first times moviegoers saw a woman (partially) undress... Peggy Webber had one scorching hot body!
Beautiful visual resolution. Thanks ! This was my Holy Grail of horror films when I was a kid. I first saw it on the tube one Sunday afternoon in 1970. I immediately picked up on its many similarities with Dark Shadows. In fact, even at the time, it wasn't so much that it was the scariest movie I'd ever seen, but it was definitely the most intruiging. Thanks again for posting !
The pretty actress that played The wife reminded me of a young Beverly Garland who used to be in a lot of b movies shades of gaslight in the plot love the atmosphere of this movie old movies of The 50 s really knew how to build suspense and horror without all the gore and profanity that's used so much in movies movies today
Micky totally looks like he could play in a 90s Grunge band. Who'd a thunk that, of all people in this film, Micky would be fashionably ahead of his times!
It is quite amazing to note the fine picture quality for a film that is more than 60 years old. So far as content is concerned the movie is not good at all even for fans of atmospheric horror which was in vogue in 1950s.
Back in the day this was a terrifying movie. The part where she's in bed and hears someone or something coming up the stairs is very well done. She may not be one of the legendary beautiful Hollywood stars but she's very very attractive. A real down home Texas girl. The kind of girl that dreams are made of.
At the top of the movie's poster (not shown) it says: *FREE!! We guarantee to bury you without charge if you die of fright during SCREAMING SKULL* Forewarned is forearmed, bring your security blankie if you expect to survive till the end of the film!
I recall this film back in my daus as a teen in Chicago, I enjoyed it as a all year Halloween special!,so, fellow americans, happy early Halloween, on St patricks day! Sorah@
Watched this with my mom in the 1970's scared the freaking crap out of me especially when the ghost figure pops up in the green house, then dances after her.
It doesn't hold up too well today, but I can see how this would've been scary to audiences at the time and the plot is pretty solid for a horror/mystery. Still made for a hilarious _MST3K_ episode, though.
