Spine Tingler!: The William Castle Story

Over the course of a Hollywood career that spanned five decades, William Castle directed dozens of movies and earned a reputation as a clever hand with a low-budget thriller, but the movies he made aren't always as well remembered as the way he sold them to the public. During the Fifties and ...more

B-movie fans are in for a treat with this detailed, affectionate look at a master of the form. Spine Tingler!: The William Castle Story works as a well-rounded documentary because it hits just the right combination of light and dark in its portrayal of its subject: it captures the giddy mix of ballyhoo and inventiveness that defined his films but also does a fine job of chronicling his personal frustrations over how his employers never allowed him to "rise beyond his station" and do more artful ...more