Season 3: Episode 109 - EDGAR ALLEN POE: Tales of Terror (1962)

Short Stories:

The Black Cat (1843)

Morella (1835)

The Cask of Amontillado (1846)

The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar (1845)

Film:

Tale of Terror (1962)

 

With a screenplay by Richard Matheson, it is the fourth film in the eight films of the Corman-Poe Cycle.  The film is an anthology format with three short films connected by a narration by Vincent Price who appears in all three stories.

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The film stars Peter Lorre, Debra Paget and Peter Lorre.  The film took three weeks to film and complete.

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The film inspired merchandising with comic book adaption and a Matheson released paperback novelisation released in 1962.

 

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Opening Credits; Introduction (1.32); Story Geeks – What to Watch This Week (08.02); Forming the Plot (10.22); Film Trailer (43.44);  Time Slingers Book Release – Death of a Bounty of Hunter (45.47); Lights, Camera, Action (48.20); Epilogue (1:06.07); End Credits (1:11.16); Closing Credits (1:13.05)

 

Opening and Closing Credits – thanking Purple Planet Music for our fantastic Opening and Closing Credits.