Fear Chamber

Fear Chamber
Fear Chamber
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Juan Ibáñez (Mexican scenes); Jack Hill (U.S. scenes)
Screenplay by	Jack Hill; Luis Enrique Vergara
Produced by	Luis Enrique Vergara
Starring	Boris Karloff
Cinematography	Raúl Domínguez; Austin McKinney
Edited by	Felipe Marino
Music by	Enrico C. Cabiati
Production; companies	Azteca Films; Filmica Vergara S.A.
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	1971;
Running time	88 minutes
Country	Mexico
Language	English

Fear Chamber (La camara del terror/ The Room of Terror), also released as The Torture Zone, is a 1971 Mexican horror film directed by Juan Ibáñez and starring Boris Karloff and Julissa. It was filmed in May 1968, but was only released theatrically in 1971, 2 years after Karloff had died.^[2]^[3]

Fear Chamber is one of four low-budget Mexican horror films Karloff made in a package deal with Mexican producer Luis Enrique Vergara. The others are Isle of the Snake People, The Incredible Invasion, and House of Evil. Karloff's scenes for all four films were directed by Jack Hill in Los Angeles in the spring of 1968. The films were then completed in Mexico.^[4]

Plot

Scientists discover a living rock beneath a volcano. It feeds on the adrenaline of frightened young women, so the scientists construct a fear chamber and kidnap young girls to feed the creature.

Cast

Boris Karloff as Dr. Carl Mandel
Julissa as Corinne Mandel
Carlos East as Mark
Isela Vega as Helga
Yerye Beirute as Roland
Santanón – Midget

References

^ Nollen, Scott Allen. Boris Karloff: A Gentleman's Life. Pg. 307. Midnight Marquee & BearManor Media.
^ "The Fear Chamber (1969) - Juan Ibáñez, Jack Hill, Juan Ibanez | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie".
^ Nollen, Scott Allen. Boris Karloff: A Gentleman's Life. Pg. 307. Midnight Marquee & BearManor Media.
^ Stephen Jacobs, Boris Karloff: More Than a Monster, Tomahawk Press 2011 p 503