Trilogy of Terror II (1996)

Three short tales of terror including: woman's encounter when attempting to rob a grave; the story of a woman who summons her son back from the dead; and tale of an African doll who comes to life.

Director:

Dan Curtis

Writers:

William F. Nolan ("He Who Kills" written by), Dan Curtis ("He Who Kills" written by)

Stars:

Lysette Anthony, Geraint Wyn Davies, Matt Clark

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Lysette Anthony	...	Laura, Bobby's Mom / Dr. Simpson
Geraint Wyn Davies	...	Ben
Matt Clark	...	Roger Ansford
Geoffrey Lewis	...	Stubbs
Blake Heron	...	Bobby
Richard Fitzpatrick	...	Jerry O'Farrell
Thomas Mitchell	...	Lew
Gerry Quigley	...	Akers
Dennis O'Connor	...	Brig
John McMahon	...	Taylor
Alan Bridle	...	The Minister
Brittaney Bennett	...	The Waitress
Norm Spencer	...	Officer #1
Bruce McFee	...	Officer #2
Joe Gieb	...	The Dwarf Bobby

Storyline

Three tales of terror: in "The Graveyard Rats" lovers murder the woman's older husband and encounter horror when they attempt to rob his grave; "Bobby" is the story of a woman who summons her son back from the dead; and in "He Who Kills" an African doll goes on a murderous rampage.

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Plot Keywords:

psychotronic film | back from the dead | doll | murder | killer doll | 

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence and terror

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the "He Who Kills" segment, one of the museum security guards is reading a "Dark Shadows" comic book, and enthuses about how he used to rush home from school to watch the TV series. Dan Curtis created the series Dark Shadows (1966).

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Goofs

In the story "He Who Kills", the bottom half of the dead body of Amelia is shown wearing a short blue robe. In the original Trilogy of Terror I, Amelia wears a short white robe.

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Connections

References Hard Copy (1989)

User Reviews

Decent at best

First off, I haven't seen the first one, so I can't draw any comparisons between the two. The film is a trilogy, a collection of three horror short stories. Each lasts about half an hour. They are reasonably entertaining and scary, but on repeated viewings, the effects and the acting seems cheap and tame. The stories are all three pretty good, but they could have been more well-done. The acting isn't all good; the leading lady isn't a terribly good actor. The supporting cast are of varying talent. The first time you see the film, it might be reasonably scary, but on repeated viewings it quickly falls apart, due to the low-budget cheap special effects and less than impressive acting. Especially the effects on the final story, not to mention the overdone sound effects, often actually inspires laughter, rather than fear. Also, according to many people, the story of the doll, the last story in the trilogy, is basically a remake of the first. I'd like to see the first Trilogy of Terror film, from '75, since it seems to be far better, judging from all of the reviews. All in all, it makes for a decent watch, once, if you can see it for free. I recommend it to fans of horror movies, who can see it once, for free. Just don't expect anything great. 6/10

Details

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 October 1996 (USA)

Also Known As:

Dan Curtis' Trilogy of Terror II

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Power Pictures, Dan Curtis Productions, Wilshire Court Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color