''Dr. Terror's Gallery of Horrors'' is a low-budget 1967 colour scope anthology film by David L. Hewitt from stories by Russ Jones. The film includes footage from

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adaptations. The similarity of its title to

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' hit '' Dr. Terror's House of Horrors'' led to numerous enforced title changes, including ''Return from the Past'', ''The Blood Suckers'', ''Alien Massacre'', and most commonly ''Gallery of Horror'' (on-screen) and ''Gallery of Horrors'' (on packaging). It has also been released as ''The Witch's Clock'', after the first story, and the only one to feature star

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, who hosts the interstitial segments. It also stars Lon Chaney Jr., Rochelle Hudson, Roger Gentry and Vic McGee. The other stories include "King Vampire," "Monster Raid," "Spark of Life," and " Count Alucard," which is credited as "

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." In the latter story, Jonathan Harker (one of several roles played by Gentry) is revealed, in a humorous twist, to be a

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. Proclaimed by the film's posters as being the 'world's weirdest movie'.

Cast

* Lon Chaney Jr. as Dr. Mendell (as Lon Chaney) *

as Narrator / Tristram Halbin * Rochelle Hudson as Helen Spalding * Roger Gentry as Bob Farrell / Mob Leader / Dr. Sevard / Jonathan Harker * Ron Doyle as Brenner / Dr. Charles Spalding / Dr. Cushing * Karen Joy as Julie Farrell / Vampire (Medina) * Vic McGee as Dr. Finchley / Desmond / Amos Duncan / The Burgermeister * Ron Brogan as Marsh * Margaret Moore as Mrs. O'Shea * Gray Daniels as The Coachman * Mitch Evans as The Count (Alucard) * Joey Benson as Dr. Sedgewick

References

External links

* 1967 films 1960s English-language films 1967 horror films 1960s monster movies American anthology films Films directed by David L. Hewitt English-language science fiction horror films {{1960s-horror-film-stub