The Comedy of Terrors

"Comedy of Terrors" redirects here. For the historical novel, see A Comedy of Terrors. For the 2008 Indian film, see Hari Puttar: A Comedy of Terrors.

The Comedy of Terrors
US film poster by Reynold Brown
Directed byJacques Tourneur
Screenplay byRichard Matheson
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyFloyd Crosby
Edited byAnthony Carras
Music byLes Baxter
Production
company
Alta Vista Productions
Distributed byAmerican International Pictures
Release dates
  • December 25, 1963 (1963-12-25) (Detroit)
  • January 22, 1964 (1964-01-22)
Running time
84 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Comedy of Terrors is a 1963 American International Pictures (AIP) horror comedy film directed by Jacques Tourneur and starring Vincent Price, Peter Lorre (in his final film released before his death), Basil Rathbone, Boris Karloff and Joe E. Brown (in a cameo performance that also serves as his final film appearance). It is a blend of comedy and horror that features several cast members from Tales of Terror, a 1962 film also released by AIP.

The film is set in a New England town named after the region of Gilead. The corrupt owner of a funeral parlor murders clients to increase his business and tries to bury his landlord alive.

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