Dr. Terror's Gallery of Horrors

Dr. Terror's Gallery of Horrors

So shocking it will sliver your liver!

Directed by David L. Hewitt

Produced by American General Pictures, Borealis Enterprises Inc.

196783 min4.5 / 10

A campy 1960s horror anthology that leans heavily into comedic predictability and B-movie charm rather than genuine scares.

John Carradine narrates five horror tales, each with a comically predictable surprise ending. In the first, "The Witches Clock," the Farrells have purchased an old mansion in Salem Massachusetts and are warned by the town doctor of the history of witches in the community. The second story, "King of the Vampires," deals with a slight-figured killer called the King of the Vampires by Scotland Yard. The third, "Monster Raid," is about a man turned zombie when he ODs on his experimental drug. "Spark of Life" deals with a doctor Mendell obsessed with the experiments of a thrown-out professor named Erich von Frankenstein. "Count Alucard" is a variation on the Dracula story, with the Count acquiring the deed to Carfax Abbey from Harker as vampiresses and dead bodies start turning up.

Questions people ask

  • Does Dr. Terror's Gallery of Horrors end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is Dr. Terror's Gallery of Horrors sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% of films.

  • Is Dr. Terror's Gallery of Horrors violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Dr. Terror's Gallery of Horrors easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Dr. Terror's Gallery of Horrors scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

22/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity86

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise8

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love4

How much audiences actually like it

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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