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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Cast
21 people
Vincent Price
Locke / Fortunato / Valdemar / Narrator
Known for
The Great Mouse Detective
Edward Scissorhands
Peter Lorre
Montresor ("The Black Cat")
Known for
M
Casablanca
Basil Rathbone
Carmichael ("The Case of M. Valdemar")
Known for
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Debra Paget
Helene ("The Case of M. Valdemar")
Known for
The Ten Commandments
The Tiger of Eschnapur
Maggie Pierce
Lenora ("Morella")
Also in
My Mother the Car
The Fastest Guitar Alive
Joyce Jameson
Annabel ("The Black Cat")
Known for
The Apartment
The Outlaw Josey Wales
Leona Gage
Morella ("Morella")
Also in
Scream of the Butterfly
David Frankham
Dr. James ("The Case of M. Valdemar")
Known for
One Hundred and One Dalmatians
Return of the Fly
Lennie Weinrib
Policeman ("The Black Cat")
Known for
Hong Kong Phooey
Rambo: The Force of Freedom
Wally Campo
Barman Wilkins ("The Black Cat")
Known for
The Little Shop of Horrors
Beast from Haunted Cave
Alan DeWitt
Chairman of Wine Society ("The Black Cat")
Known for
The Comedy of Terrors
John Hackett
Policeman ("The Black Cat")
Known for
Ride in the Whirlwind
The Two Jakes
Roger Corman Director · Richard Matheson Screenplay Edgar Allan Poe Author
Worldwide gross $1.5M · United States release July 4, 1962 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$1,500,000
Production
Alta Vista Productions
Production
American International Pictures
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · July 4, 1962
Theatrical
Germany
January 17, 1964 · Theatrical
Ireland
October 25, 1963 · Theatrical
Japan
May 2, 1964 · Theatrical
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