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Three tales of supernatural horror include a woman plagued by threatening phone calls, a family targeted by vampiric monsters, and a deceased medium who wreaks havoc upon the living.
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Three tales of supernatural horror include a woman plagued by threatening phone calls, a family targeted by vampiric monsters, and a deceased medium who wreaks havoc upon the living.
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Genre:Horror
Written By:Marcello Fondato, Alberto Bevilacqua, Mario Bava
In Theaters:5/6/1964
Box Office:
Runtime:95 minutes
Studio:Emmepi Cinematografica, Galatea Film, Societé Cinématographique Lyre
Cast
Mario Bava
Director
Boris Karloff
Gorca (segment "The Wurdalak")
Mark Damon
Vladimire d'Urfe (segment "The Wurdalak")
Michèle Mercier
Rosy (segment "The Telephone")
Susy Andersen
Sdenka (segment "The Wurdalak")
Lidia Alfonsi
Mary (segment "The Telephone")
Jacqueline Pierreux
Helen Chester (segment "A Drop Of Water")
Glauco Onorato
Giorgio (segment "The Wurdalak")
Massimo Righi
Pietro (segment "The Wurdalak")
Rika Dialyna
Maria (segment "The Wurdalak")
Milo Quesada
Frank Rainer (segment "The Telephone")
Milly
The Maid (segment "A Drop Of Water")
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