Trilogy of Terror
1975 television film by Dan Curtis / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Trilogy of Terror is a 1975 American made-for-television anthology horror film directed by Dan Curtis and starring Karen Black. It features three segments, each based on unrelated short stories by Richard Matheson. The first follows a college professor who seeks excitement with her students; the second is about twin sisters who have a bizarre relationship. These two segments were adapted by William F. Nolan. The third, adapted by Matheson himself, focuses on a woman terrorized by a Zuni fetish doll in her apartment. Black stars in all three segments, and plays dual roles in the second.
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Written by | Richard Matheson William F. Nolan |
Directed by | Dan Curtis |
Starring | Karen Black Robert Burton John Karlen George Gaynes |
Music by | Robert Cobert |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Producers | Dan Curtis Robert Singer (associate producer) |
Production locations | 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles |
Cinematography | Paul Lohmann |
Editor | Les Green |
Running time | 72 minutes |
Production companies | ABC Circle Films Dan Curtis Productions |
Original release | |
Network | ABC |
Release | March 4, 1975 (1975-03-04) |
Related | |
Trilogy of Terror II |
The film was first aired as an ABC Movie of the Week on March 4, 1975. Black initially turned down the project, but reconsidered when her then-husband, Robert Burton, was cast in the first segment "Julie". A television film sequel titled Trilogy of Terror II, written and also directed by Dan Curtis, was released in 1996.