Torture Garden

Torture Garden (1967)

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The Torture Garden is an "omnibus" chiller, adapted from four short stories by Robert Bloch (Psycho). Each is introduced by Burgess Meredith, playing a sinister carnival barker by the name of Dr. Diabolo. The doctor's audience consists of five people, four of whom are apprised of their ultimate… More

Unrated, 1 hr. 41 min.
Directed By
Freddie Francis
Genres
Horror, Art House & International, Mystery & Suspense
In Theaters
Jul 19, 1968 Wide
On DVD
Oct 4, 2005

Critic Reviews

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    An uneven but overall effective horror portmanteau that is ably directed by the London-born Freddie Francis.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Tim S


    I love the Amicus anthology films, and this one is better than most of them. The first and last stories are the reason to see this one. I love seeing Jack Palance pop up in it, and he gives a great performance. I really liked portions of the score as they reminded me of The Twilight… More

  • AJ V


    This horror movie has a good story, but I've seen it in a lot of other movies. The cast is good too, and for the most part I liked this movie.

  • Lafe F


    A nice anthology of horror tales with a strange statue in a garden being used as the framing device.

  • Greg A


    Jack Palance stole the show for me, his creepy portrayal of an Edgar Allen Poe fanatic as this wired, jittery fellow who drank a few thousand too many cups of coffee is this nervous oddball is so far from the normal quiet, calm and collected Palance I know and love.

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