Synopsis:
"Nightmarish Terror…Reeling and
Leering!" -Variety
This triple treat of terror is a three-episode
"blood-dripping package that includes murder, necrophilia,
dementia, live burials, open tombs, exhumation, resurrection,
zombies and feline vengeance," resulting in nothing less
than "juicy entertainment" and "spine-chilling
cinema" (Cue). Mix in three of horrordom's greatest villains,
Vincent
Price, Peter Lorre
and Basil Rathbone, and you've
got a shocker you dare not to watch alone!
Price stars in all three episodes, including
Morella, in which a man is haunted after blaming his young
daughter for the death of his wife. In The Black Cat, a pair
of illicit lovers are buried alive by a jealous husband, and
in The Case Of M. Valdemar, a sorcerer's spell backfires when
he sentences an innocent man to living hell." -
from DVD
Pacific
My oppinion:
Tales of Terror is another one of Roger
Corman's adaptations of Edgar
Allen Poe's short stories starring
good old Vincent
Price. the first episode, "Morella",
didn't impress me that much, because it was pretty predictable,
but it was a good "warm up" for the next ones. In
all episodes, Corman manages to create a nice and chilling
atmosphere. The second story "The Black Cat" is
really nice. This one mixes horror and comedy in a brilliant
way, and both Vincent
Price and especially Peter
Lorre did great performances in
this one. The whine tasting scene is just classic! The one
I enjoyed most was the last one, "The Case of Mr. Waldemar"
starring Basil Rathbone
as some sort of evil hypnotist. I found this one to be really
chilling, and to top it off, it's even got a little bit of
gore in it at the end! And seeing V. Price as a zombie was
interesting!
Recommended if you're a fan of older horror (without the gore)
and for fans of V. Price!
My rating: 
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