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Tales of Terror

19621h 29mHorror · Comedy · Mystery · Thriller
directed by Roger Corman

“A Trilogy of Shock and Horror!”

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6.7 / 10
209 votes
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6.8 / 10
8,638 votes
Metacritic
68 / 100
Rotten Tomatoes
71%

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Synopsis

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

Vincent Price·Locke / Fortunato / Valdemar / Narrator
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")
Leona Gage·Morella ("Morella")
David Frankham·Dr. James ("The Case of M. Valdemar")
Lennie Weinrib·Policeman ("The Black Cat")
Wally Campo·Barman Wilkins ("The Black Cat")