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Tales of Terror

A Trilogy of Shock and Horror!

6.7(215)19621h 29m3

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.

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Released
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Box office
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Language
English
  • cat
  • spider
  • halloween
  • reincarnation
  • vase
  • buried alive
  • wine
  • anthology
  • murder
  • zombie
  • corpse
  • extramarital affair

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Behind the camera

Director

Roger Corman

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United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • Theatrical4 Jul 1962
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical1617 Jan 1964
  • IrelandIE

    • TheatricalPG25 Oct 1963
  • JapanJP

    • Theatrical2 May 1964

Frequently asked questions

Tales of Terror was released on 4 July 1962.

Audience reviews

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  • J

    John Chard

    2/12/2015

    7/10

    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 …

  • D

    Dr Nostromo

    5/10/2026

    57/100 3 tales inspired by Edgar Allen Poe, this Roger Corman film is good with Vincent Price and Peter Lorre chewing up the scenery. "Morella" - Gothic tragedy of ghostly vengeance that has just the right amount of over-acting and melodrama to make it quite fun. "The Black Cat" - An abusive husband plots the death of his wife and her lover. Lorre's character was too repugnant and the humor was too silly for me to…

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