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Locked in a vault, five men swap stories of recurring nightmares in this anthology horror film based on the EC Comics series. In "Midnight Mess," Harold Rodgers (Daniel Massey) murders his sister to collect inheritance money, only to find her resurrected as a bloodthirsty vampire. A friend of Maitland (Michael Craig) buries him alive and leaves him to die in "Bargain in Death." The three remaining stories feature a magic trick turned deadly, voodoo mysticism and a twisted domestic dispute.

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Vault of Horror | Rotten Tomatoes (1) Noel Murray The Dissolve The misanthropy of the Tales From The Crypt and Vault Of Horror movies is strangely enjoyable, because it comes packaged within some gleefully perverse ideas. Rated: 3.5/5 Nov 24, 2014 Full Review Vault of Horror | Rotten Tomatoes (2) Tim Brayton Alternate Ending One of the more middleweight Amicus anthology films. Rated: 3/5 Nov 2, 2020 Full Review Vault of Horror | Rotten Tomatoes (3) Matt Brunson Creative Loafing Its tales are of comparable quality to those found in its predecessor, Tales from the Crypt. Rated: 3/4 Aug 12, 2018 Full Review Vault of Horror | Rotten Tomatoes (4) John Beifuss Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) Scream Factory has issued 'Vault' uncut in America for the first time, on Blu-ray; the transfer restores several gruesome visual punch lines, including one involving Glynis Johns, gap-toothed Terry Thomas, and a hammer. Rated: 3/4 Dec 18, 2014 Full Review Vault of Horror | Rotten Tomatoes (5) Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Baker failed to get any oomph out of it. Rated: C Oct 30, 2008 Full Review Read all reviews

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tinker s I came looking for copper and I found silver. Very good, much better than I expected, since it is incredibly old. The entire idea, layout, background, planning, process, were almost perfect. I especially like the ending, because too many old movies have sh*t endings. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review isla s This is a portmanteau film, similar to Tales of the Crypt. It felt somewhat satisfying to see how various characters got their comeuppance, certainly. I thought the stories were, if anything, more interesting than the ones in Tales of the Crypt. I particularly liked the one about Asian mysticism/magic. There is a certain symbology used which is somewhat clever. However, there is, I felt, also an element of visual, slapstick but quite dark comedy about it and I suppose it was likely more spooky and potentially scary back when it was released (the late 1970s) but never the less, its still a good film to watch I'd say, so I'd recommend it, yes. Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Liam D A good follow-up This horror movie is not as good as the original but it's still a fun movie. Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 08/09/20 Full Review Audience Member Also known as Tales From the Crypt 2, this is as good or better than the original Tales From the Crypt. Be sure to look for the excellent unrated edition; there were scenes of gore originally cut out for some reason that have been restored on the Scream Factory Blu-ray release, but not the DVD. Rated 4.5/5 Stars • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 07/28/18 Full Review andy f It's not a bad anthology and the movie boasts a top notch cast. The Amicus films often end up being better than Hammer's and although a little silly this is a fun late night watch. Rated 2.5/5 Stars • Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Sequel to Tales From The Crypt. I liked it just as good as the first. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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Roy Ward Baker Director Anna Massey Donna Terry-Thomas Critchit Curd Jürgens Sebastian Daniel Massey Rogers Erik Chitty Old Waiter
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Synopsis Locked in a vault, five men swap stories of recurring nightmares in this anthology horror film based on the EC Comics series. In "Midnight Mess," Harold Rodgers (Daniel Massey) murders his sister to collect inheritance money, only to find her resurrected as a bloodthirsty vampire. A friend of Maitland (Michael Craig) buries him alive and leaves him to die in "Bargain in Death." The three remaining stories feature a magic trick turned deadly, voodoo mysticism and a twisted domestic dispute.

Director
Roy Ward Baker

Producer
Max Rosenberg, Milton Subotsky

Screenwriter
Al Feldstein, William M. Gaines, Milton Subotsky

Distributor
Nostalgia Merchant, Cinerama Releasing Corporation [us], Media Home Entertainment

Production Co
Metromedia Productions, Amicus Productions

Rating
PG

Genre
Horror

Original Language
English

Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 16, 1973, Original

Release Date (DVD)
Sep 11, 2007

Runtime
1h 27m

Sound Mix
Mono
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