This was MGM studios answer to American International Pictures TALES OF TERROR which had come out the year before. Instead of Edgar Allen Poe the source material here is Nathaniel Hawthorne. Just like the earlier TALES though this is an anthology of three short stories featuring Vincent Price. I'm way more of a fan of the AIP film since this one tends to drag for a bunch of time. The first story deals with bringing the dead back to life and restoring youth with some magical rainwater, the second tells about a dad(Price) who wants to protect his daughter from the world so much that he makes her touch poisonous to others and the third is about a family curse. Pacing is the main issue here and it's also missing the elemnt of humour that Peter Lorre brought to the other anthology. Without the excellent acting abilities of Vincent Price this might be a tough one to get through.
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