Boris Karloff hosts a trio of horror stories concerning a stalked call girl, a vampire-like monster who preys on his family, and a nurse who is haunted by her ring's rightful owner.
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Cast
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| Michèle Mercier | ... | Rosy (segment "Il telefono") | |
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Lidia Alfonsi | ... | Mary (segment "Il telefono") (as Lydia Alfonsi) |
| Boris Karloff | ... | Gorca (segment "I Wurdalak") | |
| Mark Damon | ... | Vladimir D'Urfe (segment "I Wurdalak") | |
| Susy Andersen | ... | Sdenka (segment "I Wurdalak") | |
| Massimo Righi | ... | Pietro (segment "I Wurdalak") | |
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Rika Dialyna | ... | Maria (segment "I Wurdalak") (as Rica Dialina) |
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Glauco Onorato | ... | Giorgio (segment "I Wurdalak") |
| Jacqueline Pierreux | ... | Helen Chester (segment "La goccia d'acqua") | |
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Milly | ... | The Maid (segment "La goccia d'acqua") (as Milly Monti) |
| Harriet Medin | ... | Neighbor (segment "La goccia d'acqua") | |
| Gustavo De Nardo | ... | Police Inspector (segment "La goccia d'acqua") | |
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A trio of atmospheric horror tales about: A woman terrorized in her apartment by phone calls from an escaped prisoner from her past; a Russian count in the early 1800s who stumbles upon a family in the countryside trying to destroy a particularly vicious line of vampires; and a 1900-era nurse who makes a fateful decision while preparing the corpse of one of her patients - an elderly medium who died during a seance. Written by scgary66
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A story that goes beyond the boundaries of the Supernatural to the half-world of the living dead... Where a woman's soul inhabits a fly's body... where vampires suck only the blood of those they love dearest. See more »Genres:
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Release Date:
6 May 1964 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Black Sabbath See more »Filming Locations:
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There were additional scenes filmed with Boris Karloff introducing the segments, however AIP decided they were unnecessary and cut them from the film. Karloff would later say these introductions were some of the most fun he'd ever had on a film set. See more »Goofs
In "The Drop of Water," when Helen crosses the dead woman's hands, she places the right hand over the left but in long shot the left hand is on top. See more »Alternate Versions
As documented by Tim Lucas (in Video Watchdog #5), the order of the segments was rearranged by AIP for the English-language release. The original ordering was: "The Telephone," "The Wurdalak," and "The Drop of Water." In addition, "The Telephone" was re-dubbed and slightly re-cut by Bava at AIP's request to create a supernatural angle and disguise the lesbian overtones of the story. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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"Tre volti della paura " is a movie made up of three sketches,linked by Boris Karloff's comments -he plays the lead in the second segment - and all dealing with death following a logical progression:fear of death in the first sketch,some kind of "night of the living dead"cum vampires in the second one and terror around a dead woman in the third.Mario Bava did not need any special effects that mar so many horror films today:his baroque settings (Michele Mercier's flat in the first sketch,the countess's Gothic mansion in the third,and the lunar landscapes in the middle one),his knowing lighting effects,his color research,his incredibly effective use of the depth of field (visually stunning in the final segment)are as impressive today as they were forty years ago and were a strong influence on other Italian directors such as Dario Argento.Worth the price of admission.