Torture Garden

A special sideshow torture exhibit has the power, according to showman Dr Diabolo, to warn people of foreseeable evil. One by one, skeptics stand before the Fate Atropos to preview the greed and violence hiding behind their respectable façades.

Cast

Burgess Meredith

as Dr. Diabolo (Framing Story)

Jack Palance

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

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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