The Tingler (1959)

Schedule

Wed, 29 Oct, 2025 at 07:00 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

The Ill Repute , BS2 0DF Bristol, United Kingdom | Bristol, EN

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Do you believe in The Tingler?
On Wednesday 29th October, Be Kind Rewind Bristol + Bristol Queer Cinema Club** invite you to step back into the carnival of cinema’s strangest showman with William Castle’s cult shocker The Tingler - screening in the basement at The Ill Repute as we count down to Halloween night.
Vincent Price stars as a scientist who discovers that fear itself takes physical form: a parasitic creature that lives inside every human spine. Normally dormant, it only emerges when you scream. Which means one thing… if you want to survive, you have to let it out.
When The Tingler first hit theatres, Castle rigged cinema seats with electric buzzers, released fake screams into the auditorium, and staged mid-film “blackouts” where audiences were urged to shriek for their lives. It wasn’t just a film; it was an event. And while we (sadly) can’t rewire The Ill Repute with Castle’s gimmicks, this is still best experienced in a dark room, with a crowd, where anything might happen…
This is vintage horror at its most playful: half B-movie creature feature, half haunted house ride, and 100% pure Halloween fun. With Price hamming it up in one of his finest roles, moments of genuine surreal terror, and one of the most famous scenes in shock-horror history (you’ll know it when you see it), The Tingler remains a landmark in cult cinema.
So brace yourself, bring your loudest scream, and don’t be surprised if you feel something crawling up your spine…
• The Ill Repute, Old Market – downstairs cinema room
• Doors 7pm / Film 8pm sharp – no late entry, limited seating
• Free entry, no booking required
• Cocktails & drinks upstairs — carry one down to the show
** Bristol Queer Cinema Club is a casual meetup group that visits local cinemas across Bristol to watch new releases, cult classics, re-releases, indie and everything in between.
A message from BQCC host Izzy:
“Horror is a rich tapestry for queer expression. We see ourselves in the shocking, the perverse, the deviant, the monstrous. Our experiences blend with the terrors we see on screen. We lay wait in our closets and scare the village kids when we emerge: like movie monsters, causing panic and fear. We interrupt the body. But the intersection is undeniable. We are “other”, we threaten and we inspire.
So I’m psyched to collab with Be Kind Rewind Bristol to host a handful of queer horror film offerings across October. Thank you so much for having us!
Find the club on IG, FB and WhatsApp.”
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The Ill Repute , BS2 0DF Bristol, United Kingdom, 16 West Street, Bristol, BS2 0DF, United Kingdom

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