Tales of Terror

"A Trilogy of Shock and Horror!"

Dec 18 1962 Approved 1h 29m
Comedy, Horror, Mystery

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.

Plot

Three stories adapted from the work of Edgar Allen Poe. A man and his daughter are reunited, but the blame for the death of his wife hangs over them, unresolved. 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. A man dying and in great pain agrees to be hypnotized at the moment of death, with unexpected consequences.

Written by

Richard Matheson, Edgar Allan Poe

Directed by

Roger Corman

Cast

Vincent Price, Maggie Pierce, Leona Gage

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

American International Pictures, Alta Vista Productions

Languages

English

Awards

2 nominations

Trailers
Tales of Terror (Trailer)
Featurettes
Roger Corman on TALES OF TERROR
Scores
# of Votes
9,290
Average Rating
6.8 out of 10
Metascore
68
Popularity
NA