Product Review

"The Horrible Dr. Hichcock" has the reputation of being one of the most daring Italian films of the 1960s and deservedly so. And the reason is it's subject matter - necrophilia, one of the screen's last taboos. It's power to upset, to disturb the viewer accounts for its current reputation, but is unflinching look at a sexual perversion make it a film of lasting interest. One which earns its ranks among the greats of Italian horror.

Opening in 1885, Dr. Hichcock (Robert Fleyming) has a successful surgical practice going and a seemingly happy marriage at home. But he hides the secret of his sexual adventures. He likes to drug his wife for some macabre fun in the bedroom. In a grimly black room, Hichcock uses his medical skills to turn his wife into an almost-zombie, a state that arouses his lustful passions. One of these romps gets out of hand when dose of anesthetic proves fatal. His bride convulses violently and dies. A dozen years later, the good doctor returns from a trip to Italy with a new wife, Cynthia (Barbara Steele). Cynthia is soon plagued by strange happenings. And the Doctor's deadly secret is revealed - he plans to use the blood of his current bride to bring his first love back to life ! revealed - he plans to use the blood of his current bride to bring his first love back to life !

DVD EXTRA
More Horrible Than Dr. Hichcock - Feast your eyes on this fest of horror and medicine. Included are trailers for such gruesome classics as "The Horror Chamber Of Dr. Faustus", "Dr. Tarr's Torture Garden" "Dr. Phibes Rises Again", "Dr. Butcher, M.D.", "Circus Of Horrors", "Night Of Bloody Horror" and "Bloody Pit Of Horror".