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Tales of Terror

Synopsis:

Roger Corman's Tales of Terror stars Vincent Price in a trio of short stories, liberally adapted by Richard Matheson from the works of Edgar Allan Poe. The film gets off to a rousing start with "Morella," in which Price's bitterness over the long-ago death of his wife results in tragedy for his estranged daughter Maggie Pierce. The last of the three terror-filled tales, "The Case of Mr. Valdemar," finds Price being put into a state of suspended animation by the diabolical Basil Rathbone; when Rathbone claims Price's bride Debra Paget for himself, Price briefly revives, only to melt before our eyes (this horrific image was reproduced on the film's advertising posters).


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Movie Details:

  • Director: Roger Corman
  • Studio: American International Pictures
  • Year: 1962
  • Run Time: 90 minutes
  • Country: USA
  • Language: English
  • Category: Feature
  • Genre/Type: Horror, Thriller
  • Filmed in: Color, Episode Film

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