Horror

The Vault of Horror

- Everything that makes life worth Leaving!

The sequel to Tales from the Crypt. Five strangers trapped in a basement vault converse about their recurring nightmares. Their stories include vampires, bodily dismemberment, east Indian mysticism, an insurance scam, and an artist who kills by painting his victims' deaths.

Release Date : 1973-03-16

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Amicus ProductionsMetromedia Producers Corporation

Production Country : United KingdomUnited States of America

Alternative Titles : Tales From the Crypt II

Cast

Character Name : Donna Rogers (segment 1 "Midnight Mess")

Original Name : Anna Massey

Gender : Female

Character Name : Arthur Critchit (segment 2 "The Neat Job")

Original Name : Terry-Thomas

Gender : Male

Character Name : Eleanor Critchit (segment 2 "The Neat Job")

Original Name : Glynis Johns

Gender : Female

Character Name : Wilson (segment 2 "The Neat Job")

Original Name : John Forbes-Robertson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sebastian (segment 3 "This Trick'll Kill You")

Original Name : Curd Jürgens

Gender : Male

Character Name : Inez (segment 3 "This Trick'll Kill You")

Original Name : Dawn Addams

Gender : Female

Character Name : Fakir (segment 3 "This Trick'll Kill You")

Original Name : Ishaq Bux

Gender : Male

Character Name : Maitland (segment 4 "Bargain in Death")

Original Name : Michael Craig

Gender : Male

Character Name : Alex (segment 4 "Bargain in Death")

Original Name : Edward Judd

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tom (segment 4 "Bargain in Death")

Original Name : Robin Nedwell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jerry (segment 4 "Bargain in Death")

Original Name : Geoffrey Davies

Gender : Male

Character Name : Moore (segment 5 "Drawn and Quartered")

Original Name : Tom Baker

Gender : Male

Character Name : Diltant (segment 5 "Drawn and Quartered")

Original Name : Denholm Elliott

Gender : Male

Character Name : Fenton Breedley (segment 5 "Drawn and Quartered")

Original Name : Terence Alexander

Gender : Male

Character Name : Old Waiter (segment 1 "Midnight Mess")

Original Name : Erik Chitty

Gender : Male

Character Name : Clive (segment 1 "Midnight Mess")

Original Name : Mike Pratt

Gender : Male

Character Name : Waiter (segment 1 "Midnight Mess")

Original Name : Jerold Wells

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jane (segment 2 "The Neat Job")

Original Name : Marianne Stone

Gender : Female

Character Name : Male Customer (segment 1 "Midnight Mess")

Original Name : Frank Forsyth

Gender : Male

Character Name : Indian Girl (segment 3 "This Trick'll Kill You")

Original Name : Jasmina Hilton

Gender : Female

Character Name : Gravedigger (segment 4 "Bargain in Death")

Original Name : Arthur Mullard

Gender : Male

Character Name : Landlady (segment 4 "Bargain in Death")

Original Name : Geraldine Hart

Gender : Female

Character Name : Gaskill (segment 5 "Drawn and Quartered")

Original Name : John Witty

Gender : Male

Character Name : Voodoo Man (segment 5 "Drawn and Quartered")

Original Name : Tony Hazel

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bob Dickson (segment 5 "Drawn and Quartered")

Original Name : Maurice Kaufmann

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Breedley (segment 5 "Drawn and Quartered")

Original Name : Sylvia Marriott

Gender : Female

Character Name : Landlord (segment 5 "Drawn and Quartered")

Original Name : Tommy Godfrey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Secretary (segment 5 "Drawn and Quartered")

Original Name : Elsa Smith

Gender : Male

Character Name : Painter (segment 5 "Drawn and Quartered")

Original Name : Tony Wall

Gender : Male

Character Name : Harold Rogers (segment 1 "Midnight Mess")

Original Name : Daniel Massey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Restaurant Vampire (segment "Midnight Mess") (uncredited)

Original Name : George Oliver

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cutter (segment 5 "Drawn and Quartered")

Original Name : Daniel Johns

Gender : Male

Character Name : Man in the crowd (uncredited)

Original Name : Egbert Sen

Gender : Male

Reviews

Unimonster

@Unimonster

2021-06-23

The Vault of Horror (1973, Roy Ward Baker) Just as Britain's premier house of horror, Hammer Films, was entering the period of it's final decline in the early 1970s, a new challenger for the throne arose. This was Amicus Productions, founded in 1962 by two American screenwriters and producers, Milton Subotsky and Max Rosenberg. Beginning in 1965, with Dr. Terror's House of Horrors, Amicus focused on horror films, especially anthology film inspired by the 1945 British classic Dead of Night. In 1972 the studio released it's best known title, Tales from the Crypt. Based upon the EC comic book of the same name, the movie was a huge hit, on both sides of the Atlantic. It was only natural, then, that it would be quickly followed up by a similar film, again sharing a title with a classic EC comic, The Vault of Horror. The movie consists of five short stories, framed by five men who find themselves trapped in the basement of a building, and begin recounting their nightmares to each other. These range from a man who finds himself at dinner with the undead, to a starving artist with the power to kill through his art. The cast is impressive, and while the stories are, as with all such movies, uneven in quality, that unevenness is much less pronounced than is the norm, with the final tale being the weakest. Speaking personally, I love these anthology films, also referred to as Portmanteau films. It's much easier to construct a short horror tale than a long one, and the story telling is often better. Though not as well known as the earlier Tales from the Crypt, I think it's the better film, and it's one of my favorites. Give it a try!