Corridors of Blood

Corridors of Blood

1958 · 86 min · EN · 6.1 (39 votes)
Dir. Robert Day · Starring Boris Karloff, Betta St. John, Christopher Lee, Finlay Currie, Adrienne Corri, Francis de Wolff · Music Buxton Orr

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An 1840s British surgeon, experiments with anesthetic gases in an effort to make surgery pain-free. While doing so, his demonstration before a panel of his peers ends in a horrific mishap with his patient awakening under the knife; he is forced to leave his position in disgrace. To complicate matters, he becomes addicted to the gases and gets involved with a gang of criminals, led by Black Ben and his henchman Resurrection Joe.

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A chilling descent into obsession and addiction. This gothic tale wraps you in a fog of dread, exploring the dark side of scientific ambition and the grim consequences of a surgeon's fall from grace. It's a slow, creeping unease.

gothicmacabretensemelancholicsteadyHammer horrorperiod dramaatmosphericcreepyaddictionobsessionmedical ethicsdescent into madness
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