Vault of Horror

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Vault of Horror

PG,

1973,

1h 27m,

Horror

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80%

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51%

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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.

Noel Murray

The Dissolve

Nov 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.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Nov 16, 2025

3/4

Vault of Horror didn’t fare nearly as well as Tales From the Crypt, although its tales are of comparable quality.

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Tim Brayton

Alternate Ending

Nov 2, 2020

3/5

One of the more middleweight Amicus anthology films.

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John Beifuss

Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)

Dec 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.

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Oct 30, 2008

C

Baker failed to get any oomph out of it.

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Harry R

Oct 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.

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Kylo R

Jun 8, 2017

Sequel to Tales From The Crypt. I liked it just as good as the first.

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Roy Ward Baker

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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

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