A relentlessly bleak, tense horror movie about the mind and history.
Good for friends night · teens · drop-in friendly
Skip it if you need an uplifting mood
Not for warmth, laughs or uplift.
A Trilogy of Shock and Horror!
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Vincent PriceLocke / Fortunato / Valdemar / Narrator
Peter LorreMontresor ("The Black Cat")
Basil RathboneCarmichael ("The Case of M. Valdemar")
Debra PagetHelene ("The Case of M. Valdemar")
Maggie PierceLenora ("Morella")
Joyce JamesonAnnabel ("The Black Cat")
David FrankhamDr. James ("The Case of M. Valdemar")
Lennie WeinribPoliceman ("The Black Cat")
Wally CampoBarman Wilkins ("The Black Cat")
John HackettPoliceman ("The Black Cat")
Edmund CobbDriver ("Morella")
Kenner G. KempWine Society Member ("The Black Cat") (uncredited)
Jack KennyTavern Patron ("The Black Cat") (uncredited)
Cosmo SardoWine Society Member ("The Black Cat") (uncredited)
Jack TornekWine Society Member ("The Black Cat") (uncredited)Pick a department, or search for a name or a job (“editor”, “stunt”).
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GoodWatch score 89
GoodWatch score 81
GoodWatch score 92
GoodWatch score 72
GoodWatch score 75
GoodWatch score 69
GoodWatch score 83
GoodWatch score 76July 4, 1962 · 1 h 29 min · Violence, Disturbing Imagery
Adaptation Amalgamation, Adaptational Karma, The Alcoholic +9
12 of 31 tropes. From TV Tropes.
5 questions, like "Where can I stream Tales of Terror?"
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
In the United States, Tales of Terror streams on Prime, fuboTV, MGM+, Philo, and ScreenPix, and it is free with ads on Tubi TV. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Fandango At Home. It also streams in 6 other countries.
Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 68 (IMDb 6.7, Rotten Tomatoes 71%, and Metacritic 68).
Not much for a comedy: the title analysis gives its humor 1 of 4.
At times: scares are rated 6 of 10.
TV Tropes lists 31 tropes for it, including Adaptation Amalgamation, Adaptational Karma, and The Alcoholic.
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