Tales of Terror
Three tales adapted from the works of Edgar Allan Poe: 1) A man and his daughter reunite, yet the blame for his wife's death lingers unresolved. 2) A down-and-out man challenges the local wine-tasting champion to a contest, only to discover that the champion's attention to his wife deserves a far more dramatic response. 3) A dying man, beset by pain, agrees to be hypnotized at the moment of death, with unforeseen consequences.
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Roger Corman
Jack Bohrer
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Dr Nostromo
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 really appreciate this one. "The Case of M. Valdemar" - A man's soul is hypnotized while his body dies is the best story with squishy goodness. Nostalgic fun. -- DrNostromo.com
John Chard
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 once Price meets Lorre’s beautiful put upon wife, things are going to end badly. Finally is The Case of M Valdemar which pits Basil Rathbone into the mix as a devious hypnotist who uses his powers for what he thinks will be sexually tinged deeds. Price is in this as well, but spends most of the story as a corpse. It’s a short sharp shock piece of film making, fun and sometimes stylish, it doesn’t however have the requisite scares to marry up with the welcome black humour that makes the second instalment the standout. Still, having three legends of cinema in one picture has to be a bonus, and The Black Cat alone is worth investing time with this one. 7/10
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The directors of Tales of Terror are Roger Corman and Jack Bohrer.
The cast of Tales of Terror includes Edmund Cobb as Driver ("Morella"), Jack Tornek as Wine Society Member ("The Black Cat") (uncredited), Paul Bradley as Wine Society Member ("The Black Cat") (uncredited), Kenner G. Kemp as Wine Society Member ("The Black Cat") (uncredited), Kenneth Gibson as Wine Society Member ("The Black Cat") (uncredited), Peter Lorre as Montresor ("The Black Cat"), Benjie Bancroft as Wine Society Member ("The Black Cat") (uncredited), Joyce Jameson as Annabel ("The Black Cat"), Vincent Price as Locke / Fortunato / Valdemar / Narrator, Cosmo Sardo as Wine Society Member ("The Black Cat") (uncredited), Basil Rathbone as Carmichael ("The Case of M. Valdemar"), Lennie Weinrib as Policeman ("The Black Cat"), and more.
The duration of Tales of Terror is 1h 29 mins.
Yes. You can watch the Tales of Terror trailer on this Fanbiz page on Fanziz.
Tales of Terror was released on 04 Jul 1962.
Tales of Terror is listed under Horror, Comedy, Mystery, and Thriller on Fanbiz.
Tales of Terror has 2 reviews on Fanziz, with an average rating of 3.5/10. One reviewer wrote: "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 ve..."
