Tales of Terror (1962): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1962, Tales of Terror is a comedy, thriller, horror and mystery film directed by Roger Corman, running about 89 minutes. “A Trilogy of Shock and Horror!” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. 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.

Who’s in it. Tales of Terror stars Vincent Price as Locke / Fortunato / Valdemar / Narrator, Maggie Pierce as Lenora ("Morella"), Leona Gage as Morella ("Morella") and Peter Lorre as Montresor ("The Black Cat"), among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.7/10, Tales of Terror has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel and Philo and rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies and YouTube. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Tales of Terror page.

If you liked it. Fans of Tales of Terror tend to enjoy Forrest Gump, Parasite, Life Is Beautiful and Fight Club.