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#REDIRECT [[Boris Karloff Collection (1968 Anthology)]]
  
''Fear Chamber'', AKA ''Chamber of Fear'', ''The Torture Chamber'', ''Torture Zone'', ''La Cámara del Terror'' (1968)
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A collection of Boris Karloff's films, notably including Karloff's last four low-budget Mexican films, with alleged Lovecraftian ancestry:
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* ''Invasión Siniestra'' (1968), AKA ''The Incredible Invasion'' (1971), ''Alien Terror'', ''Sinister Invasion''
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* ''La muerte viviente'' (1968), AKA ''Snake People'' (1971), ''Island of the Snake People'', ''Cult of the Dead'', ''Isle of the Living Dead''
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* ''La cámara del terror'' (1968), AKA ''Fear Chamber'', ''Chamber of Fear'', ''The Torture Chamber'', ''Torture Zone''
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* ''Serenata macabra'' (1968), AKA ''Dance of Death'' (1971), ''Macabre Serenade'', ''House of Evil''
  
==Summary==
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Also includes:
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* ''[[Thriller_(1960_series)|The Veil (1958 series)]]''
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* ''[[Thriller_(1960_series)|Destination Nightmare]]'' (pilot film for "The Veil")
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* ''Jack the Ripper''
  
"In the name of science he created ... The Torture Zone."  A doctor finds a living rock and feeds it hormones from frightened young women.
 
 
==Details==
 
 
* Release Date:  1968
 
* Country/Language:  Mexico/US, Spanish and English
 
* Genres/Technical:  Horror, Fantasy, Sci-fi
 
* Runtime:  1 hr 28 min
 
* Starring:  [[Boris Karloff]], Julissa, Carlos East
 
* Director:  Jack Hill, Juan Ibáñez
 
* Writer:  Jack Hill, Luis Enrique Vergara
 
* Producer/Production Co:  Azteca Films, Filmica Vergara S.A.
 
* View Trailer: ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYMU42q1Ik4 link])
 
 
==Ratings==
 
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* Rated:  (not rated) (probably equivalent of a PG or PG-13 for mild Violence and mild Adult Content, and brief Nudity)
 
 
===Tentacle Ratings===
 
A rough [[Tentacle Ratings|measure]] of how "Lovecraftian" the work is:
 
* S____ (One Tentacle:  Debateably Lovecraftian; has almost no direct connection to Lovecraft's work)
 
 
Not very "Lovecraftian", but there are tentacles in it.
 
 
''Note:  This rating is not intended as a measure of quality, merely of how closely related to Lovecraftian "Weird" fiction the work is.''
 
 
===Reviews===
 
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==Synopsis==
 
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A doctor finds a living rock and feeds it hormones from frightened young women.
 
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==Notes==
 
 
===Comments, Trivia, Dedication===
 
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===Associated Mythos Elements===
 
* race:  [[Tentacle Monster]]
 
 
 
===Keeper Notes===
 
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Latest revision as of 07:14, 29 March 2017

A collection of Boris Karloff's films, notably including Karloff's last four low-budget Mexican films, with alleged Lovecraftian ancestry:

  • Invasión Siniestra (1968), AKA The Incredible Invasion (1971), Alien Terror, Sinister Invasion
  • La muerte viviente (1968), AKA Snake People (1971), Island of the Snake People, Cult of the Dead, Isle of the Living Dead
  • La cámara del terror (1968), AKA Fear Chamber, Chamber of Fear, The Torture Chamber, Torture Zone
  • Serenata macabra (1968), AKA Dance of Death (1971), Macabre Serenade, House of Evil

Also includes: