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Tales of Terror

1962 ·1h 29m · ★ 6.7 (201)

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.

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14 horror films in catalog

Horror DNA

Gore
Bloodless Splatterfest
0
Slow Burn
Shock-driven Slow burn
33
Psychological
Straightforward Mind-bending
0
Supernatural
Grounded Otherworldly
80
Creature
Human threats Monster-driven
18
Disturbing
Tame Deeply unsettling
33
Fun Factor
Deadly serious Blast to watch
67
Cerebral
Popcorn horror Thinking horror
28
Survival
No survival element Fight for your life
33
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TMDB Keywords

buried alivecatcorpsedrunkextramarital affairhypnotistmurderreincarnationspidertombvasewine

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