Trilogy of Terror

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Trilogy of Terror

1975

1h 18m

Horror

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The same woman (Karen Black) appears in three tales as a blackmailed teacher, a tormented lover and opposite sisters.

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Trilogy of Terror delivers a twisty anthology of macabre stories driven by Karen Black's captivating multi-character performance and whirlwind visuals.

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Dennis Braithwaite

Toronto Star

03/14/2025

Karen Black carried all three segments and was tremendous in the final one.

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Percy Shain

Boston Globe

03/14/2025

2/4

A trio of stories in the Alfred Hitchcock vein that are pretty dismal on the whole and lack his saving grace of sardonic humor.

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Kristen Lopez

Ticklish Business

03/13/2025

Trilogy of Terror isn’t a classic on par with The Twilight Zone, but it’s a fun feature with a unique premise.

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David Cuthbert

Times-Picayune

Mar 30

"Trilogy of Terror" is a slick, very well-made trio of horror stories.

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Alan Jones

Radio Times

08/31/2025

3/5

Karen Black shows her full Scream Queen range playing four different women in three horror stories - each with a surprise sting in the tale - taken from the work of veteran genre writer Richard Matheson.

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Howard Pearson

Deseret News (Salt Lake City)

03/14/2025

If anyone can come up with a valid reason television should present a program like "Trilogy of Terror," I'll eat the film.

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B P

@Bradster69 6h

Not Bad, but Not My Favorite

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Dallas H

@FozzieMcFly 4d

The made-for-television anthology from Dan Curtis and Richard Matheson, with actress Karen Black appearing in every short film. Could this have been one possible inspiration for Ryan Murphy to do all those seasons of American Horror Story? I have watched several other movies and shows by director Dan Curtis and writer Richard Matheson, but this one feels slightly different from their other stories. However, I still enjoyed it.

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Homu L

@AkemiLord May 3

Fantastic movie. I really enjoyed watching this. Great film!

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Garry A

@heavyg 07/04/2025

The first one through a curve ball at the end that was a shocker. The middle one was ok. I saw the twist coming halfway into it. The final horror story was a really well done straight forward one.

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CodyZamboni Z

@CodyZamboni 07/01/2024

Solid horror stories by Dan Curtis, First one faked me out, The final one deservedly belongs at the top of TV horror legend. Super intense, Packs a wallop.

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Damian L

@RT37671639 11/11/2023

It was scary.especially the last segment!

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Synopsis

The same woman (Karen Black) appears in three tales as a blackmailed teacher, a tormented lover and opposite sisters.

Director: Dan Curtis
Producer: Dan Curtis
Screenwriter: William F. Nolan
Production Co: ABC Circle Films, Dan Curtis Productions
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (TV): Mar 4, 1975
Runtime: 1h 18m

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