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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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)
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