Spirits of the Dead1968

Name: Spirits of the Dead
Genre: Gothic, Supernatural, Psychological, Classic Monsters
Released: 1968-05-16
Rating: 6.7

“The ultimate orgy of evil.”

Directed by Federico Fellini, Roger Vadim

6.7

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IMDb 6.4Rotten Tomatoes 86%TMDB 6.3

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Year

1968

Runtime

122 min

Box Office

🏆 2 nominations

The premise

Anthology film from three European directors based on stories by Edgar Allan Poe: a cruel countess haunted by a ghostly horse, a sadistic young man haunted by his double, and an alcoholic actor haunted by the Devil.

Horror Vault's take

Three of European cinema's most distinctive directors each adapt a tale from Edgar Allan Poe's dark imagination, weaving together a trilogy of dread and desire. A cruel aristocrat, a man tormented by his own reflection, and a dissolute actor each find that their worst impulses summon something inescapable. Lavish visuals and an extraordinary cast lend these gothic fables a hypnotic, fever-dream quality unlike any conventional horror anthology. Poe's obsessions — guilt, madness, the supernatural — pulse through every frame.

Content: Depictions Of Alcoholism, Themes Of Cruelty And Sadism, Supernatural Menace