{"id":4065,"date":"2007-09-02T15:13:15","date_gmt":"2007-09-02T22:13:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=4065"},"modified":"2021-01-02T14:29:44","modified_gmt":"2021-01-02T21:29:44","slug":"horrible-dr-hichcock-the-1962","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=4065","title":{"rendered":"Horrible Dr. Hichcock, The (1962)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Death will take you in your sleep &#8212; in your sleep!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Horrible-Dr-Hichcock-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Horrible-Dr-Hichcock-Poster-210x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"210\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-61285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Horrible-Dr-Hichcock-Poster-210x300.png 210w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Horrible-Dr-Hichcock-Poster-717x1024.png 717w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Horrible-Dr-Hichcock-Poster-90x128.png 90w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Horrible-Dr-Hichcock-Poster-768x1096.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Horrible-Dr-Hichcock-Poster-189x270.png 189w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Horrible-Dr-Hichcock-Poster.png 781w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen necrophilic Dr. Hichcock (Robert Fleyming) accidentally kills his first wife (Maria Teresa Vianello) by injecting her with too much anesthesia, he leaves home, returning 12 years later with a new wife, Cynthia (Barbara Steele). Cynthia soon believes that Margherita (Vianello) may be haunting the premises, and intent on killing her &#8212; but cannot get her husband to believe her.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Barbara Steele Films<\/li>\n<li>Ghosts<\/li>\n<li>Horror<\/li>\n<li>Mad Doctors and Scientists<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;No One Believes Me!&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nThis beloved, controversially-themed thriller &#8212; starring wide-eyed Barbara Steele, the lead in Mario Bava&#8217;s classic <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=35358\"><em>Black Sunday<\/em> (1960)<\/a> &#8212; is regarded by many as a staple of Italian gothic horror. As noted in Richard Scheib&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.moriareviews.com\/horror\/terror-of-dr-hichcock-1962.htm\">Moria review<\/a>, however, it ultimately relies too heavily on genre cliches and moody atmosphere at the expense of both plot and character development. In particular, Dr. Hichcock&#8217;s motivations towards his new wife don&#8217;t make much sense, and eventually the story begins to feel like merely an exercise in spousal persecution, with strong echoes of Hitchcock&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=18126\"><em>Rebecca<\/em><\/a> (1940) &#8212; probably an explicit homage, given the lead character&#8217;s name. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Robert Flemying as Bernard Hichcock<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Horrible-Dr-Hichcock-Flemying2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Horrible-Dr-Hichcock-Flemying2-1024x561.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"351\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-61292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Horrible-Dr-Hichcock-Flemying2-1024x561.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Horrible-Dr-Hichcock-Flemying2-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Horrible-Dr-Hichcock-Flemying2-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Horrible-Dr-Hichcock-Flemying2-768x420.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Horrible-Dr-Hichcock-Flemying2-1536x841.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Horrible-Dr-Hichcock-Flemying2-493x270.png 493w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Horrible-Dr-Hichcock-Flemying2.png 1825w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Several effectively scary moments &#8212; as when Cynthia&#8217;s cries for help are muffled through the glass top of her coffin<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Horrible-Dr-Hichcock-Steele.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Horrible-Dr-Hichcock-Steele-1024x556.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"348\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-61289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Horrible-Dr-Hichcock-Steele-1024x556.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Horrible-Dr-Hichcock-Steele-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Horrible-Dr-Hichcock-Steele-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Horrible-Dr-Hichcock-Steele-768x417.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Horrible-Dr-Hichcock-Steele-1536x833.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Horrible-Dr-Hichcock-Steele-498x270.png 498w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Horrible-Dr-Hichcock-Steele.png 1823w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Atmospheric cinematography and production design<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Horrible-Dr-Hichcock-Sets2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Horrible-Dr-Hichcock-Sets2-1024x564.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"353\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-61291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Horrible-Dr-Hichcock-Sets2-1024x564.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Horrible-Dr-Hichcock-Sets2-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Horrible-Dr-Hichcock-Sets2-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Horrible-Dr-Hichcock-Sets2-768x423.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Horrible-Dr-Hichcock-Sets2-1536x846.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Horrible-Dr-Hichcock-Sets2-490x270.png 490w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Horrible-Dr-Hichcock-Sets2.png 1829w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>A majestic musical score by Roman Vlad<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, but it&#8217;s worth a look for its status as a cult favorite. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0056315\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fantasticmoviemusings.com\/2016\/03\/22\/the-horrible-dr-hichcock-1962\/\">SciFilm Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moriareviews.com\/horror\/terror-of-dr-hichcock-1962.htm\">Moria Review (spoilers alert)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Death will take you in your sleep &#8212; in your sleep!&#8221; Synopsis: When necrophilic Dr. Hichcock (Robert Fleyming) accidentally kills his first wife (Maria Teresa Vianello) by injecting her with too much anesthesia, he leaves home, returning 12 years later with a new wife, Cynthia (Barbara Steele). Cynthia soon believes that Margherita (Vianello) may be haunting the premises, and intent on killing her &#8212; but cannot get her husband to believe her. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Barbara Steele Films&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=4065\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4065","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4065","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4065"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4065\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":61294,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4065\/revisions\/61294"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4065"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4065"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4065"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}