Question 1

What unusual promotion was offered for this film's original release?

Accepted Answer

Newspaper ads offered one free admission to anyone who brought a bucket of blood to their local theater's management or ticket booth.

Question 2

How did the sets for this film get reused in other Roger Corman productions?

Accepted Answer

The sets were reused for Corman's next film The Little Shop of Horrors (1960), having previously been used for The Diary of a High School Bride (1959).

Question 3

Why did Maxwell H. Brock wear sandals with his tuxedo in the film?

Accepted Answer

Actor Julian Burton had swollen feet from wearing the sandals constantly and had no choice but to wear them with the tuxedo.

Question 4

What festival screened this film decades after its release?

Accepted Answer

The Locarno International Film Festival screened it in 1999.

Question 5

What is the story of Walter Paisley in this film?

Accepted Answer

Walter is a nerdy busboy at a beatnik café who accidentally kills his landlady's cat, hides it under plaster, and when praised for the resulting artwork, creates more pieces using the same deadly process.

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