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Twice-Told Tales (1963)

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3 horror stories based on the writings of Nathaniel Hawthorne. In the 1st story titled "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment", Heidegger attempts to restore the youth of three elderly friends. In "... See full summary »

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Hannah Pyncheon, Gerald's Sister
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3 horror stories based on the writings of Nathaniel Hawthorne. In the 1st story titled "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment", Heidegger attempts to restore the youth of three elderly friends. In "Rappaccini's Daughter", Vincent Price plays a demented father innoculating his daughter with poison so she may never leave her garden of poisonous plants. In the final story "The House of the Seven Gables", The Pyncheon family suffers from a hundred year old curse and while in the midst of arguing over inheritance, the Pyncheon brother kills his sister. Written by Dylan Conner, Donna Jolly

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Completed October 1962. See more »

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In the 'Dr. Heidegger's Experiment' segment of the film, while Vincent Price and Beverly Garland are having a conversation in front of the portrait of Garland's character, the shadow of a boom microphone can clearly be seen moving back and forth above and between the shadows of Price and Garland. See more »

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Beatrice Rappaccini: Your daughter is a fine specimen, too, isn't she father? A specimen of the most deadly thing that was ever given life.
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The 60's version of "Creepshow"
27 December 2004 | by (Minnesota) – See all my reviews

This overlooked Vincent Price movie, supposedly based on the works of Nathaniel Hawthorne, appears to be the inspiration for "Creepshow," complete with a skeleton hand turning the pages between stories. It has some fun moments, and a great second story involving a plant/human hybrid, but the overall quality is dangerously close to the B-movie level. The acting, sets, effects, etc., are all silly. The last story (The House of the Seven Gables) has a floating skeleton hand that must be seen to be believed. It is worth noting because of the other anthologies it seems to have inspired, but it doesn't have much else to offer. 5/10 stars.


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