Corridors of Blood

Corridors of Blood

1958 · 86 min · EN · 6.2 (49 votes)
Dir. Robert Day · Starring Boris Karloff, Betta St. John, Christopher Lee, Finlay Currie, Adrienne Corri, Francis de Wolff · Music Buxton Orr

“Tops in Terror!”

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In 1840s London, Dr. Thomas Bolton [Boris Karloff] dares to dream the unthinkable: experimenting with anesthesia gases 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 his own chemical experiments and gets involved with a criminal gang led by Black Ben [Francis de Wolff], and a ruthless killer Resurrection Joe [Christopher Lee]. Unfortunately, this shady partnership leads Dr. Bolton to further ruin, culminating in his unwitting participation in murder — for which he becomes the first victim of a blackmail scheme.

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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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