The defence The Arthouse Gremlin
“Its refusal to behave is the point.”
The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.
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Horrors of the Black Museum
Horror · 1959
A writer of murder mysteries finds himself caught up in a string of murders in London.
Movie details
Horrors of the Black Museum
“It Actually Puts YOU In The Picture - Can You Stand It?”
1959 Horror 1h 21m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
5.9 / 10
Community rating
A writer of murder mysteries finds himself caught up in a string of murders in London.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Horrors of the Black Museum?
For the defence
The Arthouse Gremlin
“The stranger, the better.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Prestige Tourist
“You like your greatness pre-approved.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
Taste neighbourhood
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Arthur Crabtree
Written by
Herman Cohen · Aben Kandel
Michael Gough
Edmond Bancroft
June Cunningham
Joan Berkley
G
Graham Curnow
Rick
Shirley Anne Field
Angela Banks
Geoffrey Keen
Supt. Graham
G
Gerald Andersen
Dr. Ballan
J
John Warwick
Insp. Lodge
Court is in session
Put Horrors of the Black Museum on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Prestige Tourist
“Oddness is not depth.”
A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.