

Tales of Terror
A Trilogy of Shock and Horror!
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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- English
- cat
- spider
- halloween
- reincarnation
- vase
- buried alive
- wine
- anthology
- murder
- zombie
- corpse
- extramarital affair
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United StatesUS
- Theatrical4 Jul 1962
GermanyDE
- Theatrical1617 Jan 1964
IrelandIE
- TheatricalPG25 Oct 1963
JapanJP
- Theatrical2 May 1964
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Tales of Terror was released on 4 July 1962.
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John Chard
2/12/2015
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 …
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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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