Tales of Terror
1962 · Movie · Approved · 89 min · ★ 6.7 · 70% critics
This anthology adapts three Edgar Allan Poe tales into gothic mini-stories of guilt, jealousy, and the fear of death. A long-estranged family reunion stirs old blame, a wine-tasting rivalry turns personal, and a dying man agrees to hypnosis at the edge of life—each leading to eerie, darkly playful consequences.
Based on Morella
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Details
- Years
- 1962
- Release date
- 1962-07-04
- Language
- English
- Rated
- Approved
- Runtime
- 89 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 70/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (206 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a classic, bite-sized Poe-inspired anthology that mixes creepy mood with occasional dark comedy, especially if you liked House of Usher or The Pit and the Pendulum; Not for you if you want nonstop scares or strict, faithful adaptations.
Pros: fun anthology format; memorable cast performances; spooky-with-humor mix | Cons: uneven story quality; scares can feel mild; some segments drag
Themes
- cat
- spider
- reincarnation
- vase
- buried alive
- wine
- anthology
- murder
- zombie
- corpse
- extramarital affair
- drunk
- +2 more
Cast & crew
Vincent Price
as Locke / Fortunato / Valdemar / Narrator
Peter Lorre
as Montresor ("The Black Cat")
Basil Rathbone
as Carmichael ("The Case of M. Valdemar")
Debra Paget
as Helene ("The Case of M. Valdemar")
Maggie Pierce
as Lenora ("Morella")
Joyce Jameson
as Annabel ("The Black Cat")
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Leona Gage
as Morella ("Morella")
David Frankham
as Dr. James ("The Case of M. Valdemar")
Lennie Weinrib
as Policeman ("The Black Cat")
Wally Campo
as Barman Wilkins ("The Black Cat")
Directed by Roger Corman