The Vault of Horror (Tales from the Crypt, Part II)

The Vault of Horror (Tales from the Crypt, Part II) (1973)

  • 61% of users liked it
    (1,916 ratings)

Vault of Horror is the first sequel to 1972's horror hit Tales from the Crypt. It is also known as Tales from the Crypt, Part II. It continues it's predecessor's popular formula of using established stars in five witty short horror episodes. The first, "Midnight Mass," shows that having a vampire… More

R, 1 hr. 25 min.
Directed By
Roy Ward Baker
Genres
Mystery & Suspense, Horror
In Theaters
Mar 16, 1973 Wide
On DVD
Sep 11, 2007

Critic Reviews

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    Baker failed to get any oomph out of it.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Bruce B


    No more then a sequal to the 1972 Movie Tales from the crypt. Some what enjoyable, unless you have watched present day Tales from the crypt. Another almost good Drive In Movie. 3 stars

  • Adam M


    I wanted to see a portmanteau movie... This one was successful in that each of the individual stories is well-paced, no matter how brief the length or scant the plot elements. As for the framing device ... The characters' discussions inside The Vault felt eerie enough, since it… More

  • Jason C


    This is the sequel to the original Tales from the Crypt movie. What the hell was wrong with the people who made this? I'm guessing they only had one or two of the comics laying around. With such a wide selection of great stories, the selections here are pretty uninspired.… More

  • Lee ?


    British horror anthology featuring five short stories told by a group of men who find themselves trapped in a hidden room in an apartment building basement. Not a big lover of anthologies but this one was pretty good fun. Each story was entertaining enough and neither I found to be… More

  • Tim S


    I would have given this four stars, but I watched an edited version of the film. I hope this is made available uncut in the U.S. someday. I'm not really sure why it was cut in the first place. You get a sense of what the explicit effects were and they don't seem all that… More

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