Horror

The Horrible Dr. Hichcock

- The candle of his lust burnt brightest in the shadow of the grave!

In late 19th century London, a woman weds a necrophiliac doctor whose first wife died under mysterious circumstances - and who might be returning from the grave to torment her successor.

Release Date : 1962-08-01

Language :Italian

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Panda - Società per l'Industria Cinematografica

Production Country : Italy

Alternative Titles : The Horrible Dr. HichcockThe Horrible Doctor Hitchcock

Cast

Character Name : Cynthia Hichcock

Original Name : Barbara Steele

Gender : Female

Character Name : Prof. Bernard Hichcock

Original Name : Robert Flemyng

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dr. Kurt Lowe

Original Name : Silvano Tranquilli

Gender : Male

Character Name : Margherita Hichcock

Original Name : Maria Teresa Vianello

Gender : Female

Character Name : Martha, the maid

Original Name : Harriet Medin

Gender : Female

Character Name :

Original Name : Spencer Williams

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Al Christianson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Inspector Scott

Original Name : Evaristo Signorini

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Giovanni Querrel

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Neil Robinson

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Howard Nelson Rubien

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-03-17

There are definitely shades of Daphne du Maurier in this slightly hysterical telling of a supernatural tale. Robert Flemyng is an eminent surgeon who has a penchant for necrophilia - he drugs them first then has his fun; they awaken none the wiser some hours later. However, when he overdoses his first wife and she dies he is bereft and departs for twelve years. When he returns to his home with a new wife (not entirely dissimilar to her predecessor) he picks up where he left off - not just with his wife, but with the cadavers in his hospital mortuary too. When wife No. 2 (Barbara Steele) starts hallucinating and gets suspicious, she confides in her husband's colleague (Silvano Tranquilli) and instead of finding a ghost, they find something altogether more sinister. It's certainly formulaic, but the film has a good look about it and the two stars keep it eerie and suspenseful for most of it.