(HORROR) The Oblong Box - 1969 ***

Vincent Price and Christopher Lee. Yey!

A good film, very cheesy and with lots of orange paint used for blood. Based on Poe's book of the same name, the story is of an aristocrat who keeps his disfigured brother locked up in the attic. But this doesn't stop him from escaping every now and again and causing chaos in the nearby town. It's not really scary in the slightest, but I love 60s attempts at horror so always worth a look, especially with the two main actors!

The Tingler - 1959 ****

This is a totally bizarre film with the always wonderful Vincent Price.

This time, Vincent stars as a scientist who discovers a parasite that feeds on the fear of humans, named the Tingler (aptly named because it makes the victim's spine tingle when they are scared). After finding out that his friend's wife who is deaf and mute has died from shock, he sets out to discover the truth about her death.

It's very camp, but actually some scenes are very scary, and I did have to look away sometimes.

The tingler is the weirdest looking creation, sort of a cross between a person's spine and a large caterpillar and there is a particularly eerie scene in a theatre where the tingler is loose amoung the audience. Watch for Price, preferably on a rainy Saturday afternoon.