Tales of Terror

Name: Tales of Terror
Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Horror, Comedy
Released: July 4, 1962
Duration: 89 min
Rating: 68
Cast: Basil Rathbone, David Frankham, Debra Paget, Joyce Jameson, Lennie Weinrib

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American International Pictures (AIP) | Release Date: July 4, 1962 | Approved

Starring: Basil Rathbone, David Frankham, Debra Paget, Joyce Jameson, Lennie Weinrib, Leona Gage, Maggie Pierce, Peter Lorre, Vincent Price, Wally Campo

Summary: Three tales of terror involve a grieving widower and the daughter he abandoned; a drunkard and his wife's black cat; and a hypnotist who prolongs the moment of a man's death.

Director: Roger Corman

Genre(s): Mystery, Thriller, Horror, Comedy

Rating: Approved

Runtime: 89 min

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TV Guide Magazine Staff (Not Credited)

With both Lorre and Price having a grand time poking fun at the material and themselves. The final story has several memorable moments. Read full review

Dave Kehr

Tales of Terror is still lots of fun; Price is paired with Peter Lorre for an adaptation of The Black Cat that veers almost immediately into The Cask of Amontillado. Read full review

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Stylish and fun, but the short story format denies Corman the stately, melancholy pace that distinguished his best work in the cycle. Read full review

Katie Rife

Two of the segments reflect Corman’s admitted weariness with the material, but the middle segment, The Black Cat, turns a hybrid of Poe’s stories The Black Cat and The Cask Of Amontillado into a winking romp through the campy side of Gothic horror. Read full review

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