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Three tales of terror involve a grieving widower and the daughter he abandoned; a drunkard and his wife's black cat; and a hypnotist who prolongs the moment of a man's death.



Tales of Terror (1962)
Released: 23 Feb 1963
Runtime: 89 min
Rated: APPROVED
Director: Roger Corman
Writer(s): Richard Matheson (screenplay), Edgar Allan Poe (based on the stories by)
Actors: Vincent Price, Maggie Pierce, Leona Gage, Peter Lorre
IMDB Ratings: 6.9



Plot: 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.