Midnite Movies Double Feature - Tales from the Crypt (1972)/Vault of Horror (DVD, 2007, 2-Disc Set)

Long before the bloody splatter films that pose as horror were produced, Amicus Productions of the United Kingdom brought together an amazing cast and created an atmospheric, creepy classic based on the comic books of old. The year was 1972, and the cast included the legendary Peter Cushing, the beautiful Joan Collins, the creepy Crypt Keeper Sir Ralph Richardson and a host of Britain's finest acting talent, resulting in a classic that still stands above all the CRYPT movies that followed it.
Award-winning Cinematographer and Director Freddie Francis directed this highly effective anthology of five stories, linked together in impressive fashion by Sir Ralph Richardson as the Keeper of the Crypt. The stories are taut and creepy and the acting and direction could not be better. Particularly profound is the sequence featuring Peter Cushing, in what I believe to have been of his finest performances.
Also included on this Double Feature DVD from MGM Midnite Movies is VAULT OF HORROR (1973), the follow-up from Amicus Productions in which five men trapped in the basement vault of an office building share visions with each other of their demise. Vampires, bodily dismemberment, east Indian mysticism, an insurance scam, and an artist who kills by painting his victims' deaths are all included in the Vault Of Horror.

These horror classics are two of our favorites at Movie Magic USA. Get out the popcorn and get set for creepy fun!

Steven Holt
Movie Magic USA