Tales of Terror (1962)

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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.

• Released: 1962-07-04
• Genres: Horror, Comedy, Mystery, Thriller
• Runtime: 1h 29m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.7/10 from 213 votes

Directed by Roger Corman.

Top cast

• 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")
• 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")

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Tales of Terror

• United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus, ScreenPix Apple TV channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, ScreenPix Amazon Channel ; watch free on YouTube Free, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
• Canada: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Tubi TV; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Australia: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store; buy on Apple TV Store

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