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The Brain

1962 ·1h 23m · ★ 5.6 (15)

After the mysterious crash of a millionaire's private plane, scientists secretly harvest the dying man's brain and keep it alive in a laboratory in order to communicate via telepathy.

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Director

Freddie Francis Freddie Francis
21 horror films in catalog
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The Brain 1962
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Paranoiac 1963
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The Evil of Frankenstein 1964
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The Skull 1965
The Deadly Bees
The Deadly Bees 1966
The Psychopath
The Psychopath 1966
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Torture Garden 1967
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Dracula Has Risen from the Grave 1968
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Mumsy, Nanny, Sonny & Girly 1970
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Tales from the Crypt
Tales from the Crypt 1972
Tales That Witness Madness
Tales That Witness Madness 1973
The Creeping Flesh
The Creeping Flesh 1973
Craze
Craze 1974
The Ghoul
The Ghoul 1975
Legend of the Werewolf
Legend of the Werewolf 1975
The Doctor and the Devils
The Doctor and the Devils 1985
Dark Tower
Dark Tower 1987

Cast

Horror DNA

Gore
Bloodless Splatterfest
28
Slow Burn
Shock-driven Slow burn
66
Psychological
Straightforward Mind-bending
43
Supernatural
Grounded Otherworldly
20
Creature
Human threats Monster-driven
18
Disturbing
Tame Deeply unsettling
33
Fun Factor
Deadly serious Blast to watch
17
Cerebral
Popcorn horror Thinking horror
0
Survival
No survival element Fight for your life
33
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Content Warnings

Body HorrorDehumanizationMedical Gore
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TMDB Keywords

bombscientist

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