DAY ONE of The William Castle Blogathon & Fun with GIFs: The Castle Edition!
Gory Greetings Castle fans! Welcome to day one of The William Castle Blogathon! First and foremost let’s see what our contributors are up to…
Run! Don’t walk over to The Motion Pictures to find out their Favorite Things About…House on Haunted Hill
You may want to update your insurance policy before reading Forgotten Films review of Castle’s 1958 film Macabre
Ghost Viewer not required to read Cinematic Catharsis‘ review of 13 Ghosts (1960)
For a tingling good time check out Furious Cinema’s feature William Castle: Mad as Hell Movie Showman
And my lovely co-host Jo over at The Last Drive In is reviewing The House on Haunted Hill (1959). She would also like to introduce you to her house guests so please do stop by her place for a visit.
July 29 is a special day in the wonderful world of William Castle; it is the 54th anniversary of The Tingler’s theatrical premiere.
***HAPPY 54TH ANNIVERSARY TO THE TINGLER!***
Dr. Warren Chapin (Vincent Price) is attacked by a tingler while he is sleeping.
***FUN WITH GIFS: THE CASTLE EDITION!***
Fun with GIFs is a weekly feature here in the Dungeon. Eventually I might move to making GIFs with video captures which makes for a smoother and slicker presentation but in the meantime I have an old school GIF animator. It works like a picture flip book. You have to collect a flowing series of images which is more difficult than you might think. I have had to scrap dozens of them! It is a constant learning experience. William Castle films are very GIF friendly!
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Homicidal (1961)
Emily is one of my favourite characters from a William Castle film. Here Emily (Joan Marshall) has a “moment”.
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Shanks (1974)
Shanks begins and ends with a performance from Malcolm Shanks marionettes.
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13 Ghosts (1960)
A headless tamer and his lion are two of 13 Ghosts featured in the film.
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William Castle films are special for many reasons and one of those reasons are some truly memorable opening sequences and credits. This is a trio of three particularly fun pre-credit sequences.
ZOTZ! (1962)
William Castle chats with Lady Liberty about Zotz! before the film starts.
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I SAW WHAT YOU DID (1965)
The opening scene from I Saw What You Did.
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Pre-credit sequence from The Tingler.
GOREGIRL'S DUNGEON 
July 29, 2013 at 7:11 am
Oh geezum we really need to start our own carnival and take it on the road… you tickle me… I’m as happy as a tick on a slow moving hound dog…
July 29, 2013 at 5:48 pm
You have to do the driving…
July 29, 2013 at 7:13 am
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July 29, 2013 at 7:16 am
I can’t stand it, these are so fabulous I want to stare at them all day-
July 29, 2013 at 5:49 pm
Merci MonsterGirl! I wish more had turned out…I had to scrap a bunch…The Night Walker credits had such spectacular potential 😉
July 29, 2013 at 7:41 am
The gif from Homicidal needs a “NOPE” added in the last frame. I may go do it for you.
And I’m totally linking to that Zotz! one when I post my review.
July 29, 2013 at 5:58 pm
I LOVE the Emily character…she is so animated…a GIF natural!
Yes! By all means link…thanks! I look forward to your review of ZOTZ!
July 29, 2013 at 8:07 am
Fantastic intro page!
July 29, 2013 at 5:59 pm
Grazie Mr. Arrate!
July 29, 2013 at 8:37 am
JAYSUS! These GIFS are creeepy!
Aurora
July 29, 2013 at 6:00 pm
Haha! Oh Aurora…we’ll make you a horror fan yet 😉
July 29, 2013 at 10:34 am
Awesome beyond the word awesome I have just typed. Fun stuff and great reviews from everyone.
July 29, 2013 at 6:02 pm
I’m so pleased you are enjoying it!! It is an honor hearing that from someone who is a big fan of Mr. Castle! Cheers Conrad…there is lots more fun ahead!
July 29, 2013 at 3:43 pm
Cool GIFs! Thanks for the shout out, too! 🙂
July 29, 2013 at 6:04 pm
Grazie Barry! Thanks so much for taking part!
July 29, 2013 at 6:36 pm
It’s not animated, but I adore the headless Columbia logo at the end of Strait-Jacket (1964).
July 30, 2013 at 6:12 pm
You are so right! That shot is GREAT! I found a picture of it and I’m going to tweet it! Thanks for the reminder!
July 29, 2013 at 7:17 pm
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July 30, 2013 at 7:20 am
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July 30, 2013 at 9:37 am
Castle standing up and talking to the Columbia Liberty figure is awesome. Don’t think I saw that movie, I would have remembered an intro like that 🙂
July 30, 2013 at 6:04 pm
I could not resist attempting that GIF! Castle points at her and says Zotz!
July 31, 2013 at 6:37 am
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