Horror

Torture Garden

- Do You Dare See What Dr. Diabolo Sees?

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.

Release Date : 1967-11-01

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Amicus Productions

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Ronald Wyatt (segment 4 "The Man Who Collected Poe")

Original Name : Jack Palance

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dr. Diabolo (Framing Story)

Original Name : Burgess Meredith

Gender : Male

Character Name : Carla Hayes (segment 2 "Terror Over Hollywood")

Original Name : Beverly Adams

Gender : Female

Character Name : Lancelot Canning (segment 4 "The Man Who Collected Poe")

Original Name : Peter Cushing

Gender : Male

Character Name : Uncle Roger (segment 1 "Enoch")

Original Name : Maurice Denham

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dorothy Endicott (segment 3 "Mr. Steinway")

Original Name : Barbara Ewing

Gender : Female

Character Name : Colin Williams (segment 1 "Enoch")

Original Name : Michael Bryant

Gender : Male

Character Name : Leo Winston (segment 3 "Mr. Steinway")

Original Name : John Standing

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bruce Benton (segment 2 "Terror Over Hollywood")

Original Name : Robert Hutton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Eddie Storm (segment 2 "Terror Over Hollywood")

Original Name : John Phillips

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gordon Roberts (Framing Story)

Original Name : Michael Ripper

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dr. Heim (segment 2 "Terror Over Hollywood")

Original Name : Bernard Kay

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nurse Parker (segment 1 "Enoch")

Original Name : Catherine Finn

Gender : Female

Character Name : Miss Maxine Chambers (segment 3 "Mr. Steinway")

Original Name : Ursula Howells

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mike Charles (segment 2 "Terror Over Hollywood")

Original Name : David Bauer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dr. Silversmith (segment 1 "Enoch")

Original Name : Niall MacGinnis

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-06-06

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 what appears to be a life-size doll - the Fate Atropos - and each learns of a tale that tears down their façade of respectability that these two men and two women have hitherto presented. The segments themselves are short, sweet and though maybe all just a bit predicable (usually the way when there's some moralising afoot) there are still some decent performances from the likes of Peter Cushing, Jack Palance and John Standing to keep these character assessments - and just desserts - interesting. My favourite was the first segment with a brief appearance from Maurice Denham's "Uncle Roger" and an "Azazel" style, malevolent, cat - but the others all have their foreboding messages to deliver too. The production is all standard fayre, it's a bit over-scored and there is certainly a surfeit of dialogue at times, but it's still quite a fun 'Tales of the Unexpected" style series of mysteries that I did quite enjoy.