The Comedy of Terrors (1963)

Directed by

Jacques Tourneur

Genre

horror film, comedy horror

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 23m

Rated

16

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 169 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A corrupt undertaker in a small New England town murders his clients to create more business. He then tries to bury his landlord alive.

campydarkly comicwhimsicalgrislyfarcefast-pacedabsurdistold-fashioned

What happens

The Comedy of Terrors is a 1963 American International Pictures (AIP) horror comedy film directed by Jacques Tourneur and starring Vincent Price, Peter Lorre (in his final film released before his death), Basil Rathbone, Boris Karloff and Joe E. Brown (in a cameo performance that also serves as his final film appearance). It is a blend of comedy and horror that features several cast members from Tales of Terror, a 1962 film also released by AIP. The film is set in a New England town named after the region of Gilead. The corrupt owner of a funeral parlor murders clients to increase his business and tries to bury his landlord alive. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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