Trivia / The Tingler

• The Bloody Bathtub scene, featuring a vivid red arm emerging from a sea of blood in an otherwise black and white film was not colorized after the fact. Instead, William Castle simulated a monochrome look by painting the set in gray, had the wardrobe done in gray and put gray makeup and hair-dye on the actress. The whole scene was indeed shot in color, but only the water and the arm had any actual color about them.

• "Scream!" by The Misfits was inspired by this film.
• In a Fangoria interview, screenwriter Robb White recalled that the motors which shook the seats were installed in the theater a few days ahead of the film's West Hollywood premiere, along with a control button in the projection booth. It just so happened that the night before The Tingler's premiere, the film playing in that theater was The Nun's Story, a drama starring Audrey Hepburn. The projectionist that night spotted the button, which he knew nothing about, halfway through the film. His curiosity got the best of him, and one can only imagine what went down in that movie theater.