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Vault of Horror

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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.

Critics Reviews

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Noel Murray The Dissolve 11/24/2014
3.5/5
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. Go to Full Review
Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Nov 16
3/4
Vault of Horror didn’t fare nearly as well as Tales From the Crypt, although its tales are of comparable quality. Go to Full Review
Tim Brayton Alternate Ending 11/02/2020
3/5
One of the more middleweight Amicus anthology films. Go to Full Review
John Beifuss Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) 12/18/2014
3/4
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. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 10/30/2008
C
Baker failed to get any oomph out of it. Go to Full Review
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Audience Reviews

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The ballad of s Apr 19 Watched this when i was 1 year old. I crapped my nappy. See more Horror fan 4 11/20/2024 I loved the individual stories from each guy. Loved seeing how'd they gets there's. Tim Treakle See more isla s 09/03/2022 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. See more 07/28/2018 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. See more andy f 10/27/2017 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. See more 06/08/2017 Sequel to Tales From The Crypt. I liked it just as good as the first. See more Read all reviews
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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
Amicus Productions, Metromedia 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