The reclusive Dr. Zorba has died and left his sprawling mansion to his nephew Cyrus and his family. They will need to search the house to find the doctor's fortune, but along with the property itself, they have also inherited the occultist's collection of thirteen ghosts.
Practical Effects
Illusion-O glasses — red to see ghosts, blue to hide them.
Production
William Castle's legendary gimmick cinema at peak ridiculousness.
Acting
Margaret Hamilton witching it up again, because typecasting works.
Director
William Castle
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
William Castle's 'Illusion-O' required ushers to distribute cardboard glasses with red and blue cellophane; audiences who refused weren't getting their money's worth.
Castle's gimmick films directly inspired John Waters and Joe Dante — this is the DNA of meta-horror.
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