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The Wizard of Gore (1970)

Is It Magic? Or Wholesale Slaughter?

  • Horror

A talk show hostess and her boyfriend investigate a shady magician who has the ability to hypnotize and control people's thoughts in order to stage gory onstage illusions using his powers of mindbending.

Rating
5.4 / 10 (116 votes)
Release date
October 23, 1970
Runtime
1h 35m
Language
English
Director
Herschell Gordon Lewis
Status
Released
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