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Macabre (1958 film)
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Macabre is a 1958 film about doctor whose daughter is kidnapped and buried alive, and he is given just five hours to find and rescue her.
Directed by William Castle. Written by Robb White, based on the novel The Marble Forest by Theo Durran.
As Blood-Chilling As Being Buried Alive! (taglines)
Narrator
Ladies and gentlemen - for the next hour and fifteen minutes, you will be shown things so terrifying that the management of this theatre is deeply concerned for your welfare. Therefore, we request that each of you assume the responsibility of taking care of your neighbor. If anyone near you becomes uncontrollably frightened, will you please notify the management so that medical attention can be rushed to their aid? Please set your watches. It is 6:45 in the evening in a town called Thornton...
Taglines
As Blood-Chilling As Being Buried Alive!
Cast
William Prince — Rodney Barrett
Jim Backus — Jim Tyloe
Christine White — Nancy Wetherby
Jacqueline Scott — Polly Baron
Susan Morrow — Sylvia Stevens
Jonathan Kidd — Ed Quigley
Philip Tonge — Jode Wetherby
Dorothy Morris — Alice Barrett
Howard Hoffman — Hummel
Ellen Corby — Miss Kushins
Linda Guderman — Marge Barrett
Voltaire Perkins — Preacher
External links
0051885 Macabre
Category:Films based on American novels
Category:Psychological horror films
Category:Films directed by William Castle
Category:Films about abduction
Category:Suspense films
Category:1958 American films
Category:1958 English-language films
Category:American horror films