Mr. Sardonicus Mr. Sardonicus

A search for a winning lottery ticket in his dead father's grave causes Sardonicus' face to freeze in a horrible grimace, until he forces a doctor to treat his affliction--with even more grotesque results! The audience gets an opportunity to vote--via the "Punishment Poll"--for the penalty Sardonicus must pay for his deeds...

Oskar Homolka Ronald Lewis Audrey Dalton Guy Rolfe Vladimir Sokoloff Erika Peters Lorna Hanson Edith Atwater

William Castle Productions Columbia Pictures

horror

89 mins   More details at IMDb / TMDb

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  • Glenn DelRossi

    Review by Glenn DelRossi ★★★

    A cautionary tale of the evils of playing the lottery. William Castle created an effective Gothic horror.

  • Patrick Sandberg

    Review by Patrick Sandberg ★★★

    William Castle gives us one of the truly great evil henchman in MR. SARDONICUS: Krull! Easily ranking up there with henching greats like Lobo and Torgo, Krull (not to be confused with the sentient teleporting mountain) is a single-minded and devoted man-servant. Willing to go the extra mile to do his master's bidding and sink to whatever depths necessary, even if it means a bitch gotta get cut.

    But, as with most henchman, Krull has a softer side. A sensitive side that belies his talents as a human lapdog. The complexities of this subordinate duality truly shine through here, as the role of craven toady is elevated to new heights. Krull will make you laugh! He will most certainly make you cry. But most of all, Krull poses the timeless questions: aren't we all just someone's henchman?

  • sfdavide

    Review by sfdavide ★★★½

    Chilling Castle film

  • Dex1138

    Review by Dex1138 ★★★★

    My second favorite William Castle film behind The Tingler.

  • Paul Corupe

    Review by Paul Corupe ★★★

    Middling Bill Castle movie, this one involves a muscle doctor who is asked to help an evil man whose face is stuck in a creepy, toothy grimace. It’s a lacklustre effort for many reasons, including the lack of suspense and lame duck plot (muscle relaxing as a major plot point?). The gimmick, in which Castle pretends to count the “votes” of the audience for the finale doesn’t really work either.