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6.0/10 • 74

1967-11-011h 40m

Horror

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.

Directors
Freddie Francis
Writters
Robert Bloch
Editors
Peter Elliott

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  1. Jack Palance

    Jack Palance

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

  2. Burgess Meredith

    Burgess Meredith

    Dr. Diabolo (Framing Story)

  3. Beverly Adams

    Beverly Adams

    Carla Hayes (segment 2 "Terror Over Hollywood")

  4. Peter Cushing

    Peter Cushing

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

  5. Maurice Denham

    Maurice Denham

    Uncle Roger (segment 1 "Enoch")

  6. Barbara Ewing

    Barbara Ewing

    Dorothy Endicott (segment 3 "Mr. Steinway")

  7. Michael Bryant

    Michael Bryant

    Colin Williams (segment 1 "Enoch")

  8. John Standing

    John Standing

    Leo Winston (segment 3 "Mr. Steinway")

  9. Robert Hutton

    Robert Hutton

    Bruce Benton (segment 2 "Terror Over Hollywood")

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CinemaSerf

Jun 6, 2023

6/10

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.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Keywords
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