The Tingler

Year: 1959

Runtime: 82 mins

Language: English

HorrorScience FictionHorror the undead and monster classicsChilling experiments and classic monster horrorTerrifying haunted and supernatural horror

The film follows a pathological researcher who believes a microscopic parasite called The Tingler lives along the spinal cord and kills people when terror overwhelms them. To prove his theory, he subjects a deaf‑mute woman—unable to scream—to a gruesome experiment, demonstrating that only a scream can suppress the creature and spare the victim.

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