Brilliant scientist, Professor Bernard Hichcock, harbors a secret fascination with the corpses of beautiful young women. His perverse desires are so strong that he has developed a unique serum capable of placing people into a death-like state—a drug he experiments with on his wife, Margaretha. After accidentally giving her a lethal dose, Hichcock panics and covers up her death. He soon remarries, bringing the orphaned Cynthia to live with him at his isolated castle. Soon after her arrival, Cynthia experiences increasingly strange and ghastly events, growing convinced that someone—or something—is lurking in the castle, and that her loving husband might know more than he’s letting on.
 
A crucial early work in the Italian gothic horror canon, Riccardo Freda’s The Horrible Dr. Hichcock stars Barbara Steele alongside Robert Flemyng, Silvano Tranquilli, and Harriet Medin. With eye-popping cinematography by Raffaele Masciocchi, this The Horrible Dr. Hichcock 4K Blu-ray edition presents the film newly restored from its original negative, featuring both the Italian and American cuts, plus interviews and a wealth of archival extras, making it an essential release for fans of classic horror.
 
Directed by: Riccardo Freda
Starring: Barbara Steele, Robert Flemyng, Silvano Tranquilli, Harriet Medin, Maria Teresa Vianello, Spencer Williams, Aldo Cristiani, Evaristo Signorini, Giovanni Querrel
1962 / 1.85:1
Italian Cut: 87 min / Italian Mono + English Mono
American Cut: 76 min / English Mono