Release Date: 1962-07-04
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.
Rating: 6.617 / 10
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")
Richard Matheson - Screenplay
Pat Dinga - Special Effects
Daniel Haller - Production Design
Anthony Carras - Editor
Roger Corman - Director
Corman, Poe & Price. The fourth venture into Poe adaptations for Roger Corman and Vincent Price sees them taking on the portmanteau format with a trilogy of creepers. First off is Morella, whic...