Italian director Mario Bava (who had helmed cult favorite "Planet of the Vampires") first directed this 3-part tales of terror with his usual visual flair and saturated colors. They are:
'A Drop of Water' - Greedy nurse steals a dead medium's ring, much to her regret. Best of the three, though too short to have much story impact.
'The Telephone' - Glamorous woman is terrorized at night by unseen stalker both over the phone and in person. Predictable story goes nowhere.
'The Wurdulak' Boris Karloff (who also introduces the 3 tales) plays a family patriarch in 19th century Serbia who may now be the title character, a vampire out to attack his relatives in their cabin. Despite Karloff and much atmosphere, story is thin and characters too gullible and irrational to care about, leading to tragic end for all.
Overall, a disappointment.
'A Drop of Water' - Greedy nurse steals a dead medium's ring, much to her regret. Best of the three, though too short to have much story impact.
'The Telephone' - Glamorous woman is terrorized at night by unseen stalker both over the phone and in person. Predictable story goes nowhere.
'The Wurdulak' Boris Karloff (who also introduces the 3 tales) plays a family patriarch in 19th century Serbia who may now be the title character, a vampire out to attack his relatives in their cabin. Despite Karloff and much atmosphere, story is thin and characters too gullible and irrational to care about, leading to tragic end for all.
Overall, a disappointment.