TALES FROM THE CRYPT 1972/VAULT OF HORROR 1973 (SHOUT FACTORY)

Finally, these two films see a Blu-ray release and Vault is totally UNCUT.

Shout brings these two Amicus classics to Blu-ray in stunning transfers. Tales consists of five tales from Bill Gaines original EC Comics.

In the first tales entitled "And All Through The House", Joan Collins stars as a young woman who kills her husband for his insurance money, then finds herself stalked by a killer dressed as Santa.

In "Reflection of Death" Ian Hendry is a man who leaves his wife for a mistress and then has a traffic accident. He returns home after the accident and finds a few things have changed, including him.

Peter Cushing stars in the third story entitled "Poetic Justice" as an elderly man who life is ruined by a very rich man who wants him out of the neighborhood. Cushing looks frightening as an eyeless corpse.

Segment 4 is "Wish You Were Here: which stars Richard Green and Barbara Murray as a couple who wish for too much in a take off of "The Monkey;s Paw". A very grisly episode.

Nigel Patrick stars in "Blind Alleys", a tale about a ruthless man who runs a home for the blind like a Nazi camp until the residents decide to take a most unusual revenge.

This is an excellent film an the Blu-ray presentation makes it even more enjoyable.

Shout also brings us Vault Of Horror, a classic Amicus film that is finally seen in the USA totally UNCUT. Daniel Massey and his sister Anna Massey star in the first segment entitled "Midnight Mess" about a man who travels to a very odd small town to find his sister. When he does he kills her and then finds that the entire town is run by vampires. We finally see the scene where the vampires have stuck a tap in Massey's neck and have fresh blood on tap. Gruesome and unforgettable.

The second tale is "The Neat Job" which stars Terry Thomas and Glynis Johns. Thomas is a neat freak whose wife just cannot seem to learn his ways...until she kills him. More uncut horror in this segment.

Curt Jergens and Dawn Addams stars in "This Trick'll Kill Ya" as two magicians who kills a young Indian woman for her magic rope, only to fin a very magical revenge awaits them

Michael Craig stars in "Bargain In Death" about a man who plans to fake his own death and collect insurance money, but things don't go as planed.

The final tale in entitled "Drawn And Quartered". Tom Baker stars as an artist who uses voodoo to get revenge on the art critics who stole money from him.

It was a true joy to see this film uncut for the first time, and I cannot recommend this Blu-ray double feature enough. There are three different versions of Vault in this collection. One of the best releases of the year and well worth the wait.