31 DAYS OF HALLOWEEN DAY 26: TRILOGY OF TERROR 1975 (KINO) BLU-RAY

This is a film that is burned into the memory of every person who has ever seen it.

The film is made up of three tales and Karen Black stars in all of them.

The first tale is called "Julie" and features Karen as a teacher who is stalked and eventually blackmailed into sex by a young student. However it turns out that nothing is like it seems and the twist ending is most effective. This tale is from a Richard Matheson story adapted for the screen by William F. Nolan.

The second story is called "Millicent and Therese". Black plays twins who are very different in many ways, yet much more the same than anyone would ever guess. Again this has a twist ending and it works well. This is another Matheson story adapted by Nolan.

The third and final tale is "Amelia". Richard Matheson adapted this from his own short story called "Prey". Black plays a young woman who is trapped in her apartment with a living Zuni fetish doll that has come to life. One of, if not THE best horror tales ever shot. Never in the history of cinema has a short story been so effectively done.

To this day I still get chills watching that little doll wreck havoc. I used to own a Zuni fetish like the doll in the film, but over the years it got stolen and I have never been able to replace it. Anyway this story is one that once seen is never forgotten. Many of us who saw this back in 1975 can never forget it.

The Blu-ray disc is a beautiful 4K transfer and looks better than ever. The extras include interviews with composer Robert Cobert and actress Black as she discusses her career and this film in particular.

Black states in the interview that this is the film she will always be remembered for and it just blows her mind, but she does understand why. A very interesting 16 minutes.Karen Black passed away in 2013, but this film will always keep her legacy alive and well. A perfect film for the Halloween season.

This film has been so popular it even spawned a sequel many years later called "Trilogy Of Terror 2" which is, believe it or not, just a good and the Zuni fetish returns. That film really needs a Blu-ray release.