movie

1973 · United Kingdom, United States

The Vault of Horror

Horror

Tonight at a glance

Runtime: 87 min
Age rating: R
Language: English
Country: United Kingdom, United States
Frights: Strong

Why tonight?

Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
It goes hard on frights — not a wind-down.

The story

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.

vampire
vault
painting
supernatural
based on comic
anthology
sequel
scam
brutal death
india

The look

A few frames, chosen rather than collected.

The bill

Curd Jürgens — Sebastian (segment 3 "This Trick'll Kill You")
Dawn Addams — Inez (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")
Robin Nedwell — Tom (segment 4 "Bargain in Death")
Geoffrey Davies — Jerry (segment 4 "Bargain in Death")
Tom Baker — Moore (segment 5 "Drawn and Quartered")
Denholm Elliott — Diltant (segment 5 "Drawn and Quartered")
Terence Alexander — Fenton Breedley (segment 5 "Drawn and Quartered")
Erik Chitty — Old Waiter (segment 1 "Midnight Mess")

Directed: Roy Ward Baker
Written: Al Feldstein, William M. Gaines, Milton Subotsky

Production

Rating: 6.4 / 10 · 169 ratings
Studio: Amicus Productions, Metromedia Producers Corporation

The Collection

The complete story, in order.

1972
Tales from the Crypt
Where it starts.
The Vault of Horror
1973 · You’re here

If this stayed with you

Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.