The Horrible Dr. Hichcock

1962

Horror

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.

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

Rating

5.9
68 votes

Popularity

0.3231

Origin & Countries

IT | it | Italy

Production

Panda - Società per l'Industria Cinematografica

Runtime

88 min.

Status

Released

Release: 8/1/1962

Credits

The Horrible Dr. Hichcock

Riccardo FredaDirector

The Horrible Dr. Hichcock

Barbara SteeleCynthia Hichcock

The Horrible Dr. Hichcock

Robert FlemyngProf. Bernard Hichcock

The Horrible Dr. Hichcock

Silvano TranquilliDr. Kurt Lowe

The Horrible Dr. Hichcock

Maria Teresa VianelloMargherita Hichcock

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Reviews

CinemaSerf

3/17/2024

6 / 10

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.

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