Torture Garden

Five people visit a fairground sideshow run by the sinister Dr. Diabolo. Having shown them a handful of haunted-house-style attractions, he promises them a genuinely scary experience if they will pay extra.

Cast

Jack Palance

as Ronald Wyatt (segment 4 "The Man Who Collected Poe")

Burgess Meredith

as Dr. Diabolo (Framing Story)

Beverly Adams

as Carla Hayes (segment 2 "Terror Over Hollywood")

Peter Cushing

as Lancelot Canning (segment 4 "The Man Who Collected Poe")

Maurice Denham

as Uncle Roger (segment 1 "Enoch")

Barbara Ewing

as Dorothy Endicott (segment 3 "Mr. Steinway")

Michael Bryant

as Colin Williams (segment 1 "Enoch")

John Standing

as Leo Winston (segment 3 "Mr. Steinway")

Robert Hutton

as Bruce Benton (segment 2 "Terror Over Hollywood")

John Phillips

as Eddie Storm (segment 2 "Terror Over Hollywood")

Reviews

CinemaSerf

This time it's Burgess Meredith's turn to compere a compendium of four horror stories set around his fairground attraction. He charges each of four people £5 for entry to a secret part of his exhibit where he promises them something portentous that they will never forget. Behind the curtain lies wha...

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