VINCENT PRICE theorizes that a real fright causes a "tingler"--a living organism--to grow within the spinal area. He's eager to prove his theory to fellow scientist, DARRYL HICKMAN--and we know it's only a matter of time before he has to seek some live victims to prove his theory.
That's the plot, in a nutshell, and it does provide Price with another one of his mad doctor roles that he seemed to specialize in, especially throughout the fifties. He gives his usual smooth, polished performance as the doctor, but he fails to overcome all the implausibilities of a silly script.
It generates only a few genuine moments of horror as it weaves its way toward the experiment phase of the plot, eventually involving a mute woman (JUDITH EVELYN) who, when frightened, cannot scream. Judith Evelyn plays the poor woman in ham fashion, belying the fact that she was a distinguished Broadway actress. Her whole performance seems contrived and unbelievable.
Story seems more and more artificial as it unfolds, never quite supplying the "tingles" suggested by the title.
Price's fans will probably find it more than satisfying, but it does become less and less credible as it moves toward the climax.
That's the plot, in a nutshell, and it does provide Price with another one of his mad doctor roles that he seemed to specialize in, especially throughout the fifties. He gives his usual smooth, polished performance as the doctor, but he fails to overcome all the implausibilities of a silly script.
It generates only a few genuine moments of horror as it weaves its way toward the experiment phase of the plot, eventually involving a mute woman (JUDITH EVELYN) who, when frightened, cannot scream. Judith Evelyn plays the poor woman in ham fashion, belying the fact that she was a distinguished Broadway actress. Her whole performance seems contrived and unbelievable.
Story seems more and more artificial as it unfolds, never quite supplying the "tingles" suggested by the title.
Price's fans will probably find it more than satisfying, but it does become less and less credible as it moves toward the climax.