Chamber of Horrors poster

Chamber of Horrors

The unspeakable vengeance of the crazed Baltimore strangler!

5.5(31)19661h 39m2

A one-handed madman (he lost the hand while escaping a hanging) uses various detachable devices as murder weapons to gain revenge on those he believes have wronged him.

Share WhatsApp Telegram
Status
Released
Budget
—
Box office
—
Language
English
  • amputation
  • psychopath
  • necrophilia
  • insanity
  • investigation
  • murder
  • serial killer
  • wax museum
  • strangulation
  • dismemberment
  • severed hand
  • killer on the run

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Director

Hy Averback

Produced in

United States of America

Gallery

Still from Chamber of HorrorsStill from Chamber of HorrorsStill from Chamber of HorrorsStill from Chamber of Horrors

Videos

Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereKannapolis, North Carolina31 Aug 1966
    • Theatrical (limited)NRNew York City, New York19 Oct 1966
    • TheatricalNR21 Oct 1966
  • IrelandIE

    • Theatrical15A14 Apr 1967

Frequently asked questions

Chamber of Horrors was released on 19 October 1966.

Audience reviews

2
  • W

    Wuchak

    11/9/2025

    7/10

    **_Victorian horror revolving around a wax museum in Baltimore_** This was originally intended to be a pilot for a proposed TV series with the proprietors of the museum (Cesare Danova and Wilfrid Hyde-White) acting as amateur sleuths who assist the police with horrific cases. It was decided to release it theatrically because it was ostensibly too intense for television at the time. The gimmick of a “Fear Flasher” …

  • S

    Sierbahnn

    5/9/2026

    6/10

    This is clearly part two or three of five The movie feels like it is supposed to be mid-narrative from the start, with established characters that had arcs before this movie, and continue to have them afterwards. In that sense this feels like it is part two or three of a five-part movie series. The movie itself is great, a period piece, and while the "alarm" is sensationalist fluff for the era, and an artifact of…

Member reviews

Sign in to rate and review. Browsing stays free and open.

Sign in

Member comments

0

Sign in to post a comment. Browsing stays free and open.

Sign in

More like this