Review of Trilogy of Terror (1968) by Katherine B — 03 May 2011

As a lover of horror anthologies I was really looking forward to seeing this. After all, it is a low budget horror movie made in the 70s, and that certainly was a great decade for low budget horror.

The movie is divided into three stories. The first one about a student infatuated with his teacher, the second one about two sisters with opposite personalities and the last one about a killer doll.

The problem with the film is that these stories are as interesting as they sound, meaning that the first two are not. Normally in this kind of films you would expect a slow story that builds up until an awesome final revelation, and here lies the problem with the first two segments. They are definitely slow up until the very end, but the final revelations are not unexpected or interesting at all, in fact you can see them coming almost since the segments begin. They are completely predictable, and thus, boring.

The third segment is a different matter altogether. It is predictable, yes, but it is also a lot of fun. The special effects are kind of bad, but at the same time they are very charming, and while the ending is not unexpected or original, it is still the best part of the movie, and the one scene that will stick with you after it ends.

If you like horror anthologies or low budget horror films, then you'd probably wan to check this one, just don't expect it to blow your mind.