Name: The Tingler
Director: William Castle
Genre: Horror
Released: 1959-01-01
Duration: 82 min

Can you take it when the Tingler breaks loose?

A scientist discovers a parasite called “the Tingler” that feeds on fear and can only be stopped by screaming, leading him to test his theory with terrifying consequences. When one experiment goes horribly wrong, the creature is unleashed in a movie theater, turning fiction into reality. This inventive horror-thriller from William Castle blends campy thrills, psychological tension, and audience-interactive scares in a spine-tingling tale of terror you can feel.

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Comparison of The Tingler Blu-ray & DVD Editions
Disc Extras	Scream Factory BD-A/US 2018	Umbrella BD-ALL/AU/OOP 2021	Indicator BD-ALL/UK/OOP 2018	Columbia DVD-1/US/OOP 2009	Columbia DVD-1/US/OOP 1999
Audio Commentary by Kevin Lyons and Jonathan Rigby
Audio Commentary by Dr. Steve Haberman
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story - With Commentary by Producer/Director Jeffrey Schwarz and Terry Castle (2007, 82:00)
Scream For Your Lives! William Castle and “The Tingler” (15:39)
I Survived “The Tingler” - Interview with Actress Pamela Lincoln (2007, 4:10)
Imaginary Biology - Interview with Kim Newman (16:19)
Unleashing “Percepto” - Interview with Publicist Barry Lorie (2007, 3:00)
Alternate Drive-In “Scream” Voice Over - Audio Voice Over by William Castle (0:50)
Original “Scream” Voice Over (0:46)
Trailers from Hell with Joe Dante (2:38)
Original Theatre Lobby Recording - With Actor Vincent Price (1959, 2:39)
Stills Gallery [Indicator]
Stills Gallery [Scream Factory] (5:53)
Isolated Music and Effects Track
Biographies
Theatrical Trailer (2:24)
“Ghost Story: Graveyard Shift” (TV Episode, 1973, 50:15)

Edition and Packaging Notes

Umbrella’s “Vincent Price Double Feature” Blu-ray also includes The Mad Magician (1954).
Indicator’s Blu-ray includes a 40-page booklet with writing by Kat Ellinger (“Domestic Disturbance: Sadism, Violence, and the Family in the Films of William Castle”) and Michael Hyatt (“Loving ‘The Tingler’ and Saving the Colour Sequence”). It is included in the “William Castle at Columbia, Volume One” box set with 13 Ghosts (1960), Homicidal (1961) and Mr. Sardonicus (1961). Reissued individually without booklet (2021-04-26).
Columbia’s DVD is included in “The William Castle Film Collection” box set with 13 Ghosts (1960), Homicidal (1961), Mr. Sardonicus (1961), Zotz! (1962), 13 Frightened Girls (1963), The Old Dark House (1963) and Strait-Jacket (1964).

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Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story (2007, 82:00)
Scream For Your Lives! William Castle and “The Tingler” (15:39)
I Survived “The Tingler” (2007, 4:10)
Imaginary Biology (16:19)
Unleashing “Percepto” (2007, 3:00)
Trailers from Hell with Joe Dante (2:38)

Editions	Scream Factory BD 2018 Video File 1 Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Resolution: 1080p23.976 Overall bit rate: 25.79 Mbps Aspect ratio: 1.85:1 Length:1:21:31.989 File size: 18.33 GiB Audio File 1 Language: English DTS-HD MA 2.0 Mono Sampling rate: 48 kHz Bit rate: 1674 kbps Bit depth: 24-bit Subtitles English SDH
	Umbrella BD 2021 Video File 1 Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Resolution: 1080p Aspect ratio: 1.85:1 Audio File 1 Language: English DTS-HD MA 2.0 Mono Subtitles None
	Indicator BD 2018 Video File 1 Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Resolution: 1080p23.976 Overall bit rate: 32.30 Mbps Aspect ratio: 1.85:1 Length:1:21:30.260 File size: 21.82 GiB Audio File 1 Language: English LPCM 1.0 Sampling rate: 48 kHz Bit rate: 1152 kbps Bit depth: 24-bit File 2 Language: English LPCM 2.0 Stereo Sampling rate: 48 kHz Bit rate: 2304 kbps Bit depth: 24-bit Notes: “Scream” Sequence File 3 Language: English LPCM 1.0 Sampling rate: 48 kHz Bit rate: 1152 kbps Bit depth: 24-bit Notes: Drive-In “Scream” Sequence Subtitles English SDH
Extras	Audio Commentary by Kevin Lyons and Jonathan Rigby Indicator BD
	Audio Commentary by Dr. Steve Haberman Scream Factory BD
	Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story - With Commentary by Producer/Director Jeffrey Schwarz and Terry Castle (2007, 82:00) Columbia DVD
	Scream For Your Lives! William Castle and “The Tingler” (15:39, 1080p) Scream Factory BD
	I Survived “The Tingler” - Interview with Actress Pamela Lincoln (2007, 4:10, 1080p) Scream Factory BD
	Imaginary Biology - Interview with Kim Newman (16:19, 1080p) Indicator BD
	Unleashing “Percepto” - Interview with Publicist Barry Lorie (2007, 3:00, 1080p) Scream Factory BD
	Alternate Drive-In “Scream” Voice Over - Audio Voice Over by William Castle (0:50) Scream Factory BD
	Original “Scream” Voice Over (0:46) Scream Factory BD
	Trailers from Hell with Joe Dante (2:38, 1080p) Indicator BD
	Original Theatre Lobby Recording - With Actor Vincent Price (1959, 2:39) Scream Factory BD
	Stills Gallery [Indicator] Indicator BD
	Stills Gallery [Scream Factory] (5:53, 1080p) Scream Factory BD
	Isolated Music and Effects Track Indicator BD
	Theatrical Trailer (2:24, 1080p) Scream Factory BD