Famous Ghost Stories

Famous Ghost Stories

A Terrifying Story of Supernatural Passion!

1961 · 75 min · ★ 6.0 · Horror, Thriller, TV Movie

A TV pilot masterminded by B movie auteur Bert I. Gordon and cable production company Herts-Lion International. Vincent Price hosts as a poltergeist introducing the ghost story to follow. It's really an edited version of Gordon's 1960 film Tormented, starring Richard Carlson as a jazz musician haunted by the spirit of an old flame he let fall from a lighthouse.

Directed by Bert I. Gordon · Written by Bert I. Gordon

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