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Director:
Writer:
John Kneubuhl (written by)
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Release Date:
January 1958 (USA) more
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Tagline:
FREE!! We guarantee to bury you without charge if you die of fright during SCREAMING SKULL! more
Plot:
A newlywed couple arrives at the home of the husband's late wife, where the gardens have been maintained by a gardener faithful to the dead woman's memory. Soon eerie events lead the new wife to think she is going out of her mind. full summary | add synopsis
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You'll be snoring instead of screaming! more (91 total)

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Additional Details

Runtime:
68 min
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Certification:
USA:Unrated | UK:X (original rating) | UK:PG (re-rating) (2005)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The score this film features some of the earlier work of celebrated composer Ernest Gold, who would later go on to win an Academy Award for the soundtrack to Exodus (1960). more
Goofs:
Factual errors: Real human skulls are not connected to the jaw bones. more
Quotes:
Jenni Whitlock: Eric, when you found me, what else was there?
Eric Whitlock: What do you mean, 'What else?'
Jenni Whitlock: A skull?
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Meatrack (1970) more

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17 out of 21 people found the following comment useful.
You'll be snoring instead of screaming!, 1 November 2004
2/10
Author: Wayne Malin (wwaayynnee51@hotmail.com) from United States

A man brings his new wife to his home where his former wife died of an "accident". His new wife has just been released from an institution and is also VERY rich! All of the sudden she starts hearing noises and seeing skulls all over the place. Is she going crazy again or is the first wife coming back from the dead?

You've probably guessed the ending so I won't spell it out. I saw this many times on Saturday afternoon TV as a kid. Back then, I liked it but I WAS young. Seeing it now I realize how bad it is. It's horribly acted, badly written, very dull (even at an hour) and has a huge cast of FIVE people (one being the director)! Still it does have some good things about it.

The music is kinda creepy and the setting itself with the huge empty house and pond nearby is nicely atmospheric. There also are a few scary moments (I jumped a little when she saw the first skull) and a somewhat effective ending. All in all it's definitely NOT a good movie...but not a total disaster either. It does have a small cult following. I give it a 2.

Also try to avoid the Elite DVD Drive-in edition of it (it's paired with "Attack of the Giant Leeches"). It's in TERRIBLE shape with jumps and scratches all over. It didn't even look this bad on TV!

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