Twice-Told Tales (The Corpse-Makers) (Nights of Terror)

Twice-Told Tales (The Corpse-Makers) (Nights of Terror) (1963)

  • 57% of critics liked it
    (7 reviews)

  • 64% of users liked it
    (452 ratings)

This three part horror story is taken from the writings of Nathaniel Hawthorne. Vincent Price stars in all three tales starting with Dr. Heidegger's Experiment". Heidegger (Sebastian Cabot) attempts to restore the youth of four elderly friends. In a ghastly and ghoulish scene, a bride in… More

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Unrated,
Directed By
Written By
Robert E. Kent
Genres
Mystery & Suspense, Horror
In Theaters
Sep 1, 1963 Wide
MGM Home Entertainment

Critic Reviews

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    Offers a few genuine thrills.

  • Steve Biodrowski, ESplatter

    Twice Told Tales features beautiful Technicolor cinematography ... but it suffers from slow pacing and ... dull storytelling.

  • Pablo Villaca, Cinema em Cena

    A última história é excessivamente longa e acaba prejudicando o filme com sua falta de ritmo, mas as duas primeiras oferecem momentos que compensam uma conferida.

  • Jeremy Heilman, MovieMartyr.com

    Twice-Told Tales manages to retain a great deal of the literate feel of Hawthorne's work.

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  • AJ V


    Price takes a break from doing Poe based movies, and does this anthology horror movie based on Hawthorne stories. It's good, although slightly boring once in a while. I still enjoy it, and if you like Price, you'll want to see it too.

  • Randy T


    Nathaniel Hawthorne's tales of terror translate to the big screen as well as anything Poe ever penned. Its a pleasure, as always, to watch Vincent Price (the master) showcase his talent for the genre, but its also a treat to see Sebastian Cabot (aka. Mr. French) strut his stuff… More

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