That man's vertebrae are cracked. Sensation of fear alone can't have done that. Something real and powerful broke those bones.
15 seconds sound clip from the The Tingler (1959) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:06:01 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
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- Many people die in fear. I wonder how many die of fear.
- You mean, being scared to death?
- Not on the death certificate.
- Never thought of it that way.
- I've thought of little else for some years now.
- Looked for a while, though. They couldn't find a clue, but they did.
- I seldom know who they are or what they did. I suppose because I don't want to know.
- Science is sometimes frighteningly impersonal.
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