sentences:  "Taste of Fear" was distributed in the United Kingdom on June 5, 1961 with an 82 minute running time.It was later distributed in the United States with an 81 minute running time on August 22, 1961 under the title "Scream of Fear".The film was a success in the United Kingdom and the United States and was very popular in Europe, being one of Hammer's most profitable productions which led to a cycle of similar films.