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67% Critic Match
Tales of Terror
“A Trilogy of Shock and Horror!”
6.7 / 10• 1962• 1h 29m•NR• English
HorrorComedyMysteryThriller
Storyline
Three stories adapted from the work of Edgar Allen Poe: 1) A man and his daughter are reunited, but the blame for the death of his wife hangs over them, unresolved. 2) A derelict challenges the local wine-tasting champion to a competition, but finds the man's attention to his wife worthy of more dramatic action. 3) A man dying and in great pain agrees to be hypnotized at the moment of death, with unexpected consequences.
Cast & Crew
Vincent Price
Locke / Fortunato / Valdemar / Narrator
Lead
Peter Lorre
Montresor ("The Black Cat")
Basil Rathbone
Carmichael ("The Case of M. Valdemar")
Debra Paget
Helene ("The Case of M. Valdemar")
Maggie Pierce
Lenora ("Morella")
Joyce Jameson
Annabel ("The Black Cat")
LG
Leona Gage
Morella ("Morella")
David Frankham
Dr. James ("The Case of M. Valdemar")
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Roger Corman's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Tales of Terror is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
