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The Torture Chamber of Dr. Sadism (1967)
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Original name: Die Schlangengrube und das Pendel
Genre: Horror, Mystery
Country: West Germany
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
In the Olden Tymes, Count Regula is drawn and quartered for killing twelve virgins in his dungeon torture chamber. Thirty-five years later, he comes back to seek revenge on the daughter of his intended thirteenth victim and the son of his prosecutor in order to attain immortal life.
Style:
gothic, psychotronic, scary, atmospheric, serious, suspenseful, stylized, gothic horror, cult film, odd ...
Plot:
torture device, snake, supernatural, vengeance, zombie, witch, monster, revenge, macabre, suspense, cult, haunted house, night, german history, forest, thief, torture chamber, fake priest, public execution, surrealism, descendant, heroes, reincarnation, escapades, rivalry ...
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, scary, serious and gothic films with plots about danger, supernatural, suspense, deadly, curses spells and rituals, macabre and monster mostly in Horror, Mystery and Drama genres. Some movies like The Torture Chamber of Dr. Sadism: Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966), The Oblong Box (1969), Scars of Dracula (1970), Pit and the Pendulum (1961), The Haunted Palace (1963). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
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Duration: 96 min.
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Duration: 95 min.
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
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Duration: 87 min.
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Duration: 72 min.
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Duration: 93 min.
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