The Vault of Horror

The Vault of Horror (1973)

Genres - Mystery  |   Sub-Genres - Supernatural Horror  |   Release Date - Mar 1, 1973 (USA - Unknown), Mar 16, 1973 (USA)  |   Run Time - 83 min.  |   Countries - United Kingdom, United States  |   MPAA Rating - PG
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Synopsis by Clarke Fountain

Vault of Horror is the first sequel to 1972's horror hit Tales from the Crypt. It is also known as Tales from the Crypt, Part II. It continues it's predecessor's popular formula of using established stars in five witty short horror episodes. The first, "Midnight Mass," shows that having a vampire for a relative can be upsetting, to say the least. In "The Neat Job" a nagging neat-freak is neatly nullified. In "This Trick'll Kill You," a colonial overlord learns that it's not safe to steal magic tricks from natives. "Bargain in Death" exposes the greed of two insurance swindlers, and "Drawn and Quartered" takes "The Picture of Dorian Grey" one better. Among the stars appearing in these episodes are Terry-Thomas, Glynnis Johns, Curt Jurgens, Denholm Elliott and Tom Baker.

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killing, terror, torture, vampire, vault [safe], voodoo