The Vault of Horror (1973)

Five men trapped in the basement vault of an office building share visions with each other of their demise. Stories revolve around vampires, bodily dismemberment, east Indian mysticism, an ... See full summary »

Director:

Roy Ward Baker

Writers:

Al Feldstein (based on the stories written by), William M. Gaines (based on the stories written by),

Stars:

Daniel Massey, Anna Massey, Terry-Thomas

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Daniel Massey	...	Rogers (segment 1 "Midnight Mess")
Anna Massey	...	Donna (segment 1 "Midnight Mess")
Mike Pratt	...	Clive (segment 1 "Midnight Mess") (as Michael Pratt)
Erik Chitty	...	Old Waiter (segment 1 "Midnight Mess")
Jerold Wells	...	Waiter (segment 1 "Midnight Mess")
Terry-Thomas	...	Critchit (segment 2 "The Neat Job")
Glynis Johns	...	Eleanor (segment 2 "The Neat Job")
Marianne Stone	...	Jane (segment 2 "The Neat Job")
John Forbes-Robertson	...	Wilson (segment 2 "The Neat Job")
Curd Jürgens	...	Sebastian (segment 3 "This Trick'll Kill You") (as Curt Jurgens)
Dawn Addams	...	Inez (segment 3 "This Trick'll Kill You")
Jasmina Hilton	...	Indian Girl (segment 3 "This Trick'll Kill You")
Ishaq Bux	...	Fakir (segment 3 "This Trick'll Kill You")
Michael Craig	...	Maitland (segment 4 "Bargain in Death")
Edward Judd	...	Alex (segment 4 "Bargain in Death")

Storyline

Five men trapped in the basement vault of an office building share visions with each other of their demise. Stories revolve around vampires, bodily dismemberment, east Indian mysticism, an insurance scam, and an artist who kills by painting his victims' deaths.

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Plot Keywords:

scam | vault | dismemberment | artist | death | 

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Taglines:

Below the Crypt lies Death's waiting-room - The . . . Vault of Horror

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Genres:

Horror

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

UK USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 March 1973 (USA)

Also Known As:

Further Tales from the Crypt

Filming Locations:

Twickenham Studios, London, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metromedia Producers Corporation (MPC), Amicus Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

83 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Filmed August-September 1972. The only Amicus anthology in which Peter Cushing does not appear, as he was still shooting another Amicus, "--And Now the Screaming Starts!" which began July 17.

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Goofs

The first thing seen in the voodoo hut is a mask obviously meant to be of Haitian origin, though it's actually of Pacific Northwestern Native American origin.

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Connections

Follows Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (1965)

User Reviews

Subtle Horror Despite a Couple Hands Chopped Off

Since I first saw photos of it when I was a little kid, I wanted to see this early 1970s horror movie from the same British who brought us TALES OF THE CRYPT. When I was like 7 or 8 years old, I was a little chilled by the photo of the man hanging upside-down and a vampire has connected a tap-fawcet to the unfortunate bloke's neck! Sadly, this scene happens in VAULT OF HORROR (1973) exactly as it did in magazine oldies like FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND and THE MONSTER TIMES: It's a still shot! That's right, a single photo of the fanged villain and his victim! It's done this way for dramatic effect and seems to work, but I had already seen the exact same thing in printed form!

However, this is not to say I was disapointed. This series of stories is very interesting, with intriguing characters throughout. The ending is predictable to anybody who's already seen TALES OF THE CRYPT, but there's a nifty gore seen earlier in the film where a guy's hands get chopped off. As is often the case with British horror, the emphasis is more on drama than sheer terror-- but it's all pretty entertaining.