Tales of Terror
A Trilogy of Shock and Horror!
1962 · 1h 29m · APPROVED
Comedy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Directed by
Roger Corman
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Tales of Terror
Overview
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.
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