The film s first segment, an adaptation of poes morella is the story of lenora, a girl who has returned to the home of her estranged father who disowned her. Three stories adapted from the work of edgar allen poe. Tales of terror movie posters from movie poster shop. Photo cover featuring vincent price and debra paget. A second documentary looks at tales from the crypt. Tales of terror looked almost pristine on tcm last night, whereas the print used on the midnight movies dvd is filled with all manner of scratches and dirt. Three tales of terror involve a grieving widower and the daughter he abandoned a drunkard and his wifes black cat and a hypnotist who prolongs the moment of a mans.
This is a fine collection of poe stories in one film and starring vincent price in all. Tales of terror 1962 2015 bluray a trilogy of shock and horror. So they decided to mix things up a bit by making tales of terror, an anthology film combining three poe. Lawrence of arabia won the academy award for best picture. Price is fine here, but i think most of the credit actually. Three tales of terror involve a grieving widower and the daughter he abandoned.
Tales of terror band, an american hardcore punk band tales of terror tales of terror. Wherein vincent price really finds a home with american international and, more than anything else, with poe. Pressbook to promote tales of terror 1962 starring vincent price. By 1962, roger corman and vincent price were on their fourth edgar allen poe adaptation. Veldimar has veldimar vincent price as the victim of a zombie trance. Four additional movie photos appear on the inside front cover, featuring pics of basil rathbone and peter lorre. Here, by contrast, the stories stay short, the only other thing they have in common being the participation of vincent price. Thicker, heavy paper and bigger than the regular pressbook. Morella, the black cat which is combined with another poe tale, the cask of amontillado, and the facts in the case of m.
Tales of terror 1962 full movie download full hd youtube. Morella when lenora locke maggie pierce travels from boston to be. Roger cormans tales of terror, as well as the black cat, and morella. This films three segments are roughly based on poe stories, with writer richard matheson adding subplots of adultery and jealousy. Locke vincent price mourns his late wife, morella leona gage, but has resentment toward his daughter that manifests itself in terrible ways. Part of a series of atmospheric poe adaptations made in the 1960s by king of the bs roger corman, tales of terror is presented in rich, moody color, with the stories linked by ominous narration and the pulse of a beating heart. One can only wonder if the new releases of the corman poes will be cleaned up or if they will use the same dirty transfers as before.
The fourth entry in roger cormans edgar allan poe series, this film is an anthology of three short pieces based on tales by poe, and all threemorella, the black cat, and the facts in the. Because he looks like he belongs in the nineteenth century, and that creepy voice. Film uit 1962 amerikaanse film horrorfilm anthologiefilm film van roger corman film naar een werk van edgar allan poe. Tales of terror 1962 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. The overall look of the picture looks impressive and is definitely a big upgrade from previous home video releases. Buy tales of terror movie posters from movie poster shop. Three edgar allan poe tales are brought to the screen in this devilishly fun anthology starring the great vincent price.
Released in 1962 and written by richard matheson a corman regular at this point, the film wasnt as much of a success as cormans other films, but still further solidified his and vincent prices movie personas. Gallery of 24 movie poster and cover images for tales of terror 1962. This trilogy is a very loose adaptation by richard matheson of three of edgar allan poes stories. This film is 53 years old and kino lober has knocked this video presentation out of the park, considering the age of this movie. We are the worlds number one print horror magazine. In his earlier edgar allan poe films, roger corman took short stories by the great gothic master and expanded them into full length features. Three short sequences, based on the following poe tales, are told. The documentaries feature william m gaines life and include his family and friends. Fortunato luchresi also price is challenged to a wine tasting by his rival, montresor peter lorre, who has deadly fantasies about fortunatos wife joyce jameson.
I was also kinda thinking that a lot of the corman poes are short stories padded for film, while the three vignettes basically a good length. Of all these productions, one of the most unique and memorable was the fourth entry, tales of terror, a horror anthology featuring a trio of poe tales centered around the theme of death. Tales of terror 1962 was the fourth entry in the series, but a departure in form from the previous three american international pictures edgar allan poe films and roger corman changed tact with this his fourth entry into the roger corman franchise and edgar allan poe cycle of. Tales of terror 1962 is an american international pictures horror film starring vincent price, peter lorre, and basil rathbone. Roger corman produced and directed these three macabre tales based on the writings of edgar allen poe. Overview of tales of terror, 1962, directed by roger corman, with vincent price, maggie pierce, leona gage, at turner classic movies. Months pass and valdemars putrefying body remains in his bed under the complete control of carmichael. Each sequence is introduced via voiceover narration by vincent price, who also appears in all three narratives.
Other contributors include john carpenter, digby diehl author of tales from the crypt. Tales of terror is a 1962 american international pictures horror film in color and panavision. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once. The last one with basil rathbone is the best case of m. The stories themselves werent straightforward horror tales either. Tales of terrortwice told tales dvd, 2005 for sale.
The official archives, george a romero, and r l stine. Tales of terror 1962 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Original american international pictures three sheet poster 41x81 for the roger corman horror classic, tales of terror 1962 starring horror allstars vincent price, peter lorre, and basil rathbone. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. Watch tales of terror 1962 full movie ursula strauss on dailymotion. As such, i must admit i was surprised to see the versatility he brought to tales of terror, a 1962 film that features three different stories. Tales of terror 1962 4893 movieart original film posters. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie.
With vincent price, maggie pierce, leona gage, peter lorre. Lots of stories, background info on actors, poe and promotions. Tales of terror comes with a great 1080p hd transfer presented in 2. Three tales of horror, with horror stalwart price at the centre of each. This could possibly make this film the best of the lot when translating poe. Watch tales of terror online stream full movie directv. Tales of terror 1962 page 4 classic horror film board. All were based pretty loosely, from what i gather on works by edgar allan poe, and all feature price in different roles. Each had a touch of dark humor behind them, but were.
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