This Day in Halloween: Gimmicky William Castle horror classic "The Tingler" -- starring Vincent Price -- opens in 1959. / Illustration by Wynter Malone
The Tingler opens in 1959. The gimmicky William Castle horror classic stars Vincent Price. Castle’s gimmick for the film is its presentation in “Percepto!” which was a vibrating device under a few select seats — in a few select theaters — that would go off at certain times during the film.
