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.
Plot Keywords: cat, spider, reincarnation, vase, wine, buried alive, horror, anthology, murder, zombie, corpse, extramarital affair, drunk, hypnotist, tomb, edgar allen poe
Director | Roger Corman |
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Writers | Richard Matheson, Edgar Allan Poe |
Production Companies | Alta Vista Productions, American International Pictures |
Production Country | United States of America |
Spoken Language | English |
Top Billed Cast of Tales of Terror

Vincent Price
Locke / Fortunato / Valdemar
Peter Lorre
Montresor
Basil Rathbone
Carmichael
Debra Paget
Helene
Joyce Jameson
Annabel
David Frankham
Dr. James
Leona Gage
Morella
Wally Campo
Barman Wilkins
Alan DeWitt
Chairman of Wine Society
Lennie Weinrib
Policeman (segment "The Black Cat")Alternate Titles
Schwarze Geschichten
Historias de terror
Destinos fatales
L'Empire de la terreur
I racconti del terrore
Der grauenvolle Mr. X