{"id":41244,"date":"2018-10-22T08:30:52","date_gmt":"2018-10-22T15:30:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=41244"},"modified":"2020-11-28T00:09:15","modified_gmt":"2020-11-28T07:09:15","slug":"macabre-1958","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=41244","title":{"rendered":"Macabre (1958)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;We&#8217;ve got to think like the man who did this &#8212; it&#8217;s the only way that we&#8217;re going to find Marge.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Macabre-Poster-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Macabre-Poster-1-197x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-41251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Macabre-Poster-1-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Macabre-Poster-1-84x128.jpg 84w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Macabre-Poster-1.jpg 655w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nWith help from his loyal nurse (Jacqueline Scott), a widowed doctor (William Prince) whose blind and pregnant sister-in-law (Christine White) has just passed away receives a message that his daughter (Dorothy Morris) has been buried alive in a coffin and has only five hours to live before asphyxiating.\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>Flashback Films<\/li>\n<li>Horror Films<\/li>\n<li>Kidnapping<\/li>\n<li>Search<\/li>\n<li>William Castle Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nWilliam Castle&#8217;s breakthrough &#8220;gimmick horror&#8221; film &#8212; in which he offered audience members &#8220;death by fright&#8221; life insurance policies &#8212; was this race-against-the-clock thriller, which provides plenty of atmospheric sets and shadows while maintaining genuine suspense about Morris&#8217;s well-being and who the actual culprit is. Scott is a plucky sleuth-in-waiting:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Macabre-Scott2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Macabre-Scott2-1024x581.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"363\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-55447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Macabre-Scott2-1024x581.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Macabre-Scott2-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Macabre-Scott2-128x73.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Macabre-Scott2-768x436.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Macabre-Scott2-1536x872.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Macabre-Scott2-476x270.png 476w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Macabre-Scott2.png 1809w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; hard-working character actress Ellen Corby (check out her resume on IMDb!) is appropriately mysterious as a long-time nanny:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Macabre-Corby.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Macabre-Corby-1024x571.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"357\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-55448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Macabre-Corby-1024x571.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Macabre-Corby-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Macabre-Corby-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Macabre-Corby-768x428.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Macabre-Corby-1536x857.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Macabre-Corby-484x270.png 484w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Macabre-Corby.png 1823w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and Jonathan Kidd is nicely cast as an anxious funeral director with a chip on his shoulder. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Macabre-Kidd.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Macabre-Kidd-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-55450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Macabre-Kidd-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Macabre-Kidd-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Macabre-Kidd-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Macabre-Kidd-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Macabre-Kidd-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Macabre-Kidd-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Macabre-Kidd.png 1811w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jim Backus&#8217;s character, on the other hand, feels out of place:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Macabre-Backus.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Macabre-Backus-1024x584.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"365\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-55449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Macabre-Backus-1024x584.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Macabre-Backus-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Macabre-Backus-128x73.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Macabre-Backus-768x438.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Macabre-Backus-1536x876.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Macabre-Backus-474x270.png 474w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Macabre-Backus.png 1819w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and a flashback tale about Prince&#8217;s blind sister-in-law seems like a subplot from another movie. Overall, however, this is a solid horror outing, worth a look for fans of Castle&#8217;s work. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Atmospheric cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Macabre-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Macabre-Cinematography-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-41248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Macabre-Cinematography-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Macabre-Cinematography-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Macabre-Cinematography-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Macabre-Cinematography-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Fun credits<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Macabre-Closing-Credits.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Macabre-Closing-Credits-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-41247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Macabre-Closing-Credits-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Macabre-Closing-Credits-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Macabre-Closing-Credits-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Macabre-Closing-Credits-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Les Baxter&#8217;s score<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, but it&#8217;s got some nice thrills, and is must-see for Castle fans. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0051885\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fantasticmoviemusings.com\/2016\/04\/11\/macabre-1958\/\">SciFilm Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moriareviews.com\/horror\/macabre-1958.htm\">Moria Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;We&#8217;ve got to think like the man who did this &#8212; it&#8217;s the only way that we&#8217;re going to find Marge.&#8221; Synopsis: With help from his loyal nurse (Jacqueline Scott), a widowed doctor (William Prince) whose blind and pregnant sister-in-law (Christine White) has just passed away receives a message that his daughter (Dorothy Morris) has been buried alive in a coffin and has only five hours to live before asphyxiating. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Flashback Films Horror Films Kidnapping&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=41244\"> 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-41244","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\/41244","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=41244"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41244\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":55452,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41244\/revisions\/55452"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=41244"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=41244"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=41244"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}