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Audio Cassette by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Book Description Vincent Price lends his distinctively chilling voice to this spine-tingling collection of tales, spells, and things that go bump in the night.This hair-raising audiotape features classic horror stories by Edgar Allan Poe and John Cllier, as well as more practical tales such as ‘How to See Ghosts and Surely Bring Them to You.’ So turn down the lights and turn up the volume . . . if you dare! Ingram Vincent Price lends his distinctively chilling voice to this spine-tingling collection of tales, spells, and things that go bump in the night. This hair-raising audio features classic horror stories by Edgar Allan Poe and John Collier, as well as more practical tales such as "How to See Ghosts or Surely Bring Them to You." So turn down the lights and turn up the volume--if you dare! Reader Reviews 1 of 5 people found the following review helpful: Tales of tepid terror, November 2, 2002 Reviewer: mrliteral from Woodland Hills, CA United States What happens when you take great actors (Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, Basil Rathbone), a great writer (Richard Matheson), great source material (E.A. Poe) and a passable director (Roger Corman) and have them make a movie? Nothing very good, as it turns out. This movie is actually three short movies linked by Price's narration. The first story deals with a young woman who returns to the home of her father, a recluse tormented by the death of his wife; how she died is not really clear, but she is nonetheless intent on revenge. The second story - the best of the three - is a take-off on the Cask of Amontillado with Lorre as a murderous drunk. The final story has Rathbone as a mesmerist who traps Price in a state between life and death. All three stories have potential, the first and last for horror, and the middle one for humor. Unfortunately, none of the stories are executed well, a fault that seems to lie primarily with Corman. For fans of the Poe movies of the sixties (directed primarily by Corman), this might be worth watching, but for horror fans, it is best to look elsewhere. --This text refers to the VHS Tape edition
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