Tales of Terror (1962)

07/04/1962Horror, Comedy, Mystery, Thriller1h 29m
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A Trilogy of Shock and Horror!

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Vincent Price

    Locke / Fortunato / Valdemar / Narrator

  2. Cast 1

    Peter Lorre

    Montresor ("The Black Cat")

  3. Cast 1

    Basil Rathbone

    Carmichael ("The Case of M. Valdemar")

  4. Cast 1

    Debra Paget

    Helene ("The Case of M. Valdemar")

  5. Cast 1

    Maggie Pierce

    Lenora ("Morella")

  6. Cast 1

    Joyce Jameson

    Annabel ("The Black Cat")

  7. Leona Gage

    Morella ("Morella")

  8. Cast 1

    David Frankham

    Dr. James ("The Case of M. Valdemar")

  9. Cast 1

    Lennie Weinrib

    Policeman ("The Black Cat")

Corman, Poe & Price. The fourth venture into Poe adaptations for Roger Corman and Vincent Price sees them taking on the portmanteau format with a trilogy of creepers. First off is Morella, which finds Price as a typecast loner living in a big old mansion with the dead corpse of his wife! Enter his daughter, who at birth was the reason for Morella’s death and thus Price originally holds a grudge, but of course there is a twist in the tale. Secondly is The Black Cat, with Peter Lorre joining Price in the best of the three tales. Price is a wine tasting dandy, Lorre a complete drunk and...