Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Audience Rating: Unrated Binding: DVD Brand: MPI EAN: 0030306759395 Format: Color, DVD-Video, Special Edition, NTSC Label: Dark Sky Films Manufacturer: Dark Sky Films Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Dark Sky Films Region Code: 1 Release Date: August 29, 2006 Running Time: 72 minutes Sales Rank: 6562 Studio: Dark Sky Films Theatrical Release Date: March 04, 1975
Legendary producer / director Dan Curtis (DARK SHADOWS, THE NIGHT STALKER) teams up with writers Richard Matheson (I AM LEGEND, THE TWILIGHT ZONE) and William F. Nolan (LOGAN’S RUN, BURNT OFFERINGS) to present three tales of horrific suspense in this made-for-television anthology that also showcases the tremendous acting talent of Karen Black (FIVE EASY PIECES, THE DAY OF THE LOCUST), who plays no less than four distinct roles. In 'Julie,' an aggressive college student seduces and ultimately blackmails his seemingly shy English professor. In 'Millicent and Therese,' two polar-opposite sisters become increasingly hell-bent on the undoing of one another. And in 'Amelia,' a woman falls prey to a murderous Zuni fetish doll.
Amazon.com: Dan Curtis, the creator and producer of such out-of-the-ordinary TV classics as the willfully offbeat gothic soap opera Dark Shadows and the proto-X-Files series The Night Stalker, remains best known for the Zuni fetish doll that terrorizes Karen Black in Trilogy of Terror. The wild-eyed doll, with its snapping jaws and screeching yells, borders on camp, yet its relentless attacks and single-minded, homicidal drive make it an absolutely terrifying figure in the climactic chapter of this trilogy of short films based on stories by Richard Matheson. In the first story, 'Julie,' Karen Black plays a mousy college professor blackmailed by an obsessed student, and in 'Millicent and Therese' she plays sisters consumed with an intense hatred of one another that comes to a head when their father dies. Both of these films conclude with Twilight Zone-ish twists and are more clever than gripping, kept alive mostly by Black's gleefully theatrical performances. With 'Amelia,' however, Black delivers an almost solo show, playing against the famous Zuni fetish doll, a wooden statue that comes to life when the a protective chain slips off the figure and releases the evil spirit. Curtis turns her apartment into a claustrophobic cage trapping the increasingly hysterical woman as the unstoppable figure hacks at her legs with a kitchen knife and chomps down on her arms and neck with the relentless intensity of a bulldog. It's still a classic of small-screen horror. --Sean Axmaker
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Rating: - The Three Faces Of Karen Black
Dan Curtis, brain child behind such 70's telehorror hits as "Night Stalker," "The Norliss Tapes," and "Dark Shadows," scores another success with "Trilogy of Terror." This anthology showcased Karen Black's versatility as a superb actress. She portrays four different women in three tales of terror. These women range from plain and conservative to wild and sensuous. The three tales are all based on short stories written by Richard Matheson, the best-selling author of I Am Legend, which spawned three theatrical versions; the last one starred Will Smith.
Supernatural deception is the theme in "Julie." A handsome, young college student decides to blackmail his English professor, Julie, into dating him. Naturally, there are deadly consequences. This tale has a nice downbeat ending that is rather shocking.
Identical twins hate each other in "Millicent and Therese." Initially, ... Read More
Rating: - CHEESY!
if you enjoy laughing at stuff that use to scare you as a kid. you need to watch this. Karen Black gives great performaces in a three story triglogy that did horrfy me when i was a kid now I could watch and enjoy at the sheer cheese of it all.
Rating: - zuni warrior goes sushi chef on an avocado samsonite
for fans, of the doll, search on amazon under mp3 downloads for "rick kaley and the menacing mutants" - there's a song about the zuni warrior called "fetish doll"- very cool! karen black is terrific! top drawer cheese!
Rating: - Still Fabulously Terrorizing! What A Great Blast from TV Past!
One late night in 1977 my sister and I were watching the late night horror movie on Detroit's local ABC station WXYZ. As suspense/horror/mystery fans, we had seen almost all the classic and features from the kitchy "Wood" movies and Hammer horrors to the slasher films that were reaching a fever pitch about then. But of all the movies we had seen up to that date, nothing scared us two teenage fans to the point that we stood on our respective sofas, afraid to put our feet down. Before Ms. Black got to the sofa, we had run into my mother's room screaming "Ma! You gotta see this!!" pulling her out of bed. All three of us were standing on one couch, laughing and screaming. It was the best scare of our lives to that point. The two preceeding features were so wonderfully and intererestingly written, but the screenwriter was a master of so many favorites of ours at that time. I won't give more away.. you'll have to buy ... Read More
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