#percepto

Vincent Price at opening night of "The Tingler" (1959)

"The Tingler" is a movie directed by William Castle. When it was released in theaters, they used a gimmick called "Percepto!". During specific scenes in the film, hidden electric buzzers in select theater seats were activated, providing a "tingling" sensation to the audience to simulate the onscreen monster aka "The Tingler". The buzzers were small, surplus World War II airplane wing deicing motors, and the stunt was designed to involve the audience in the movie's terror.  

This is what a tingler looks like.

Spooky Movie time!

The Tingler (1959)

Producer/Director William Castle teams up with writer Robb White for their 3rd of 5 collaborations.

Starring Vincent Price, Judith Evelyn, Darryl Hickman, and Patricia Cutts.

Vintage Poster - The Tingler

Coming to you in Percepto! It's THE TINGLER (1959) from William Castle! Starring Vincent Price, Judith Evelyn and Philip Coolidge, plus more gimmicks than you can shake a stick at, the film is Castle's third horror... can he keep up his quality of work?

The special music you hear in this episode is from creature of the night Chris Crewe and his band the Special Agents! You can find their music here: thespecialagents.bandcamp.com/

Vincent Price in The Tingler

Watercolors on Paper, 8.5″ x 11″, 2022

This week's B-Movie poster is "The Tingler" from 1959!

Directed by William Castle and featuring Percepto!