“SPINE-TINGLER: THE WILLIAM CASTLE STORY'
JEFFREY SCHWARZ (PRODUCER / DIRECTOR)
Starring: Terry Castle, John Waters, John Landis, Uncle Forry, etc.
Automat Pictures
Sony Pictures Home Entertaining - 2009
Now Streaming on 'AMAZON-PRIME' for $1.99.

Greetings my little 'Spider-Bites!' DITA DIRT NAP here.

 Back again this time with a RONDO Award Winning Documentary from my Favorite Director called “SPINE-TINGLER: THE WILLIAM CASTLE STORY”!!!

Now on to DITA’s pick from the RONDO AWARDS of “BEST CLASSIC HORROR COLLECTION WINNER” “SPINE-TINGLER”.
To see this Documentary Trailer of “SPINE-TINGLER” click here> https://youtu.be/EO_ESR1H9sA?si=R-RyySEU56AQT6ah

 Don’t cha just love-it!?

This Documentary is lovingly put together by the driving force of William’s daughter Terry Castle.  DITA thinks this Documentary flows quickly and smoothly with all things that “bump” in the night! This Documentary more than covers “Everything Castle” from A to Z as well as various fun/cultic clips from his many films that DITA just love’s! “SPINE-TINGLER” also dips into this showman’s big bag of publicity tricks that he was known for. That’s the fun part!

While DITA wuz watching this beautiful culty 'rem-mah-nissing' of Castle’s life and body of works I couldn’t help but feel like a kid again.
“The William Castle Story” is now one of DITA’s favorite Documentaries……………. except, of course the Documentary “EVERY OTHER DAY IS HALLOWEEN' w/Count Gore De Vol!

See two of DITA's Favorite 'Castle'-Flicks as follows;
'THE TINGLER'> https://youtu.be/GLrDlP7KGlE?si=6TxfnouqlwE5LDel
'MACABRE'> https://youtu.be/vHarycJJfB8?si=vZJVJYg_dG5pdkZh

DITA has reviewed many Castle films over the years here in “DITA’s Den” with my favorite so far being “I SAW WHAT YOU DID, AND I KNOW WHO YOU ARE”. L-O-V-E-D it!!! (F.Y.I. : a clip of this film is included in this Castle-compilation that you can see simply by clicking here my little “blood-bags”> https://youtu.be/TgrZotluw4U?si=0KXfhekYmljlvIGi

This Award Winning Documentary “SPINE-TINGLER” “The William Castle Story” can be found Streaming on 'AMAZON-PRIME'. Interview Outtakes from 'Spine-Tingler' here> https://youtu.be/PQdQJicHMkQ?si=TmVF1EkG_gp65EVL

Also DITA wanted to mention that there were lots of great commentary by many of Mr. Castle now infamous and famous horror/cult peers such as (and this is a damned good list kids) the following:

John Waters; Terry Castle; John Landis; Roger Corman; Joe Dante, Stuart Gordon, Leonard Maltin, John Badham, Diane Baker, Marcel Marceau, Darryl Hickman, Jeannot Szwarc, Forrest J Ackerman, Fred Olen Ray, Budd Boetticher, Jacqueline Scot, Anne Helm, Bob Burns, Pamela Lincoln Yergen, Donald F. Glut (Count Gore’s good friend), Hawk Koch, Marilyn Hill Nash, David Del Valle, Steven North, Bob Thomas, Michael Schlesinger, Paul Sammon, Steve Bickel, Thomas Page, Norman Horowitz, William Immerman, Sidney Balkin, Richard Kahn and more... (WHEW!)

As DITA mentioned Castle was known as a carnival-barker of sorts with all his gimmicks used for P.R. a few of them were:

“EMERGO”
“FRIGHT-BREAKS”
“PERCEPTO”
“3-D GHOST VIEWERS”
“PUNISHMENT POLL”
“DEATH BY FRIGHT INSURANCE”
“CARD BOARD CUT-OUT AXES”


DITA gives “SPINE-TINGLER: THE WILLIAM CASTLE STORY” my highest score of 3 SKULLS out of 3!!!