The Little Shop of Horrors was interested because of "A Bucket of Blood" and said the development process was similar to that of the earlier film, when he and Griffith were inspired by visiting various coffee houses: We tried a similar approach for "The Little Shop of Horrors", dropping in and out of various downtown dives. We ended up at a place where Sally Kellerman (before she became a star) was working as a waitress, and as Chuck and I vied with each other, trying to top each other's sardonic or subversive ideas, appealing to Sally as a referee, she sat down at the table
Horrors of the Black Museum gimmicks at that time." The film was given a wide release in the US on a double bill with "The Headless Ghost". It was very popular and earned over $1 million in profits. Cohen estimated 72% of the audience for this sort of film was aged between 12 and 26. Cohen says when the movie was released on television they had to take off the hypnotism prologue "because it does hypnotize some people." The film was later inducted into the Museum of Modern Art at the behest of Martin Scorsese. Horrors of the Black Museum Horrors of the Black Museum