“The candle of his lust burnt brightest in the shadow of the grave!”
In late 19th century London, a woman weds a necrophiliac doctor whose first wife died under mysterious circumstances - and who might be returning from the grave to torment her successor.
Barbara Steele
Cynthia Hichcock
Robert Flemyng
Prof. Bernard Hichcock
Silvano Tranquilli
Dr. Kurt Lowe
Maria Teresa Vianello
Margherita Hichcock
Harriet Medin
Martha, the maid
Spencer Williams
Al Christianson
Evaristo Signorini
Inspector Scott
Giovanni Querrel
Neil Robinson
The Horrible Dr. Hichcock is a horror film released in 1962 exploring themes of necrophilia, sadomasochism, mad doctor, hospital, gothic horror, italian gothic. Directed by Riccardo Freda, it stars Barbara Steele, Robert Flemyng, Silvano Tranquilli. In late 19th century London, a woman weds a necrophiliac doctor whose first wife died under mysterious circumstances - and who might be returning from the grave to torment her successor.
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