The Comedy of Terrors

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gptkbp:instanceOf film
gptkbp:basedOn short_story_by_Edgar_Allan_Poe
gptkbp:boxOffice $1.5 million
gptkbp:contains elements of parody
elements of satire
elements of slapstick
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:criticalReception mixed reviews
gptkbp:depicts supernatural elements
a funeral home
a series of mishaps
gptkbp:directedBy gptkb:Jacques_Tourneur
gptkbp:features dark humor
a love story
a ghost
a comedic villain
a graveyard setting
darkly comedic situations
gptkbp:filmography Corman-Poe_series
gptkbp:follows The Raven
gptkbp:genre horror comedy
gptkbp:hasGoals none
gptkbp:hasMember yes
gptkbp:hasTheme none
gptkbp:homeMediaRelease Blu-ray
DVD
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Comedy of Terrors
gptkbp:influenced subsequent horror comedies
gptkbp:influencedBy Edgar_Allan_Poe's_works
gptkbp:inspiration horror genre filmmakers
gptkbp:isAvailableIn streaming platforms
gptkbp:isConsidered a classic horror comedy
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:musicBy gptkb:Les_Baxter
gptkbp:notableFilm famous horror actors
gptkbp:notableFor Boris_Karloff's_performance
Vincent_Price's_performance
Peter_Lorre's_performance
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:The_Haunted_Palace
gptkbp:producedBy gptkb:American_International_Pictures
gptkbp:releaseDate August 1963
gptkbp:releasedIn 1963
gptkbp:runtime 102 minutes
gptkbp:screenplayBy gptkb:Richard_Matheson
gptkbp:setIn 19th century
gptkbp:starring gptkb:Vincent_Price
gptkb:Boris_Karloff
gptkb:Peter_Lorre
gptkb:Joyce_Jameson