I am thrilled, as I think many horror films just go too far. He was good, mind you-but NOT the typical sort of O'Neal! Also I appreciated that although the subject matter was grisly, it was not at all explicit-and the red flashing lights really weren't necessary.
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What intrigued me about this film was seeing Patrick O'Neal in a role totally unlike his other film and TV appearances. This portion of the film is pretty good, albeit a bit slow at times. Phibes films-some amazingly gory murders, all in the name of revenge.
Eventually, when he is captured, he manages to escape both times-and I won't go in to detail about it, but the second time is a doozy and everyone assumes he's dead! And, from here on, the film bears a lot of similarity to the wonderful film "House of Wax" (the Vincent Price version, not the new crappy one) as well as the Dr. The film begins with a truly horrifying and wonderful scene in which a total psycho (Patrick O'Neal) forces a minister to marry him.to a dead woman!! The guy is 100% nuts but clever-and manages to elude the police for some times after this. It explains how scary the film is but as a special service to the squeamish in the audience, a red light will flash and weird music will go off when one of four horrifying moments are about to begin! This is cheesy but also fills the movie with kitschy fun. "Chamber of Horrors" sure reminds me of some of William Castle's films, as it begins with a prologue narrated by William Conrad.
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