Just got the fabulous Sony William Castle Film Collection, not a minute too soon for my crummy mood. Will be weighing in on it in some detail soon enough, but something funny struck me watching the opening credits for the exploitation master’s weirdly raucous 1963 rethink of The Old Dark House, to wit, these two credit cards, one after the other.
I can understand the maestro not wanting to let any of the Chas. Addams-drawn title backgrounds go to waste, but surely he could have thought of a more equitable way to stretch them out. In any event, it’s part of why we love the guy, no? And yes, I’ll be looking at Homicidal next.
Oh, HOMICIDAL is a hoot! I like it better than PSYCHO, and, no, I’m not just being impish this time. 🙂
I’m glad to know that the set includes the documentary “Spine Tingler”. I saw it last year at the Denver International Film Festival. They also showed “The Tingler” although if you had asked me, they should have shown “Homicidal” because of the Jean Arliss connection, plus Castle’s cameo, both which would have been perfect with the festival’s screening of “Shampoo”, which went with their salute to Laszlo Kovacs.
Meh, William Castle’s an amateur at this whole credit hog thing. Marv Newland, on the other hand, is the real deal.
Regardless, looks like a great set.
Those title cards are awesome. I guffawed.
I wonder if that odd credit is due to the film having been released in two different versions (the British release was 3 years later than the American, and was missing 7 minutes). Not to mention that the American theatrical release was in black & white, but the TV prints were in color.