Torture Garden
1967

The opening scene of the film shows a fairground. At a sideshow, called the Torture Garden, Dr Diablo invites some patrons backstage for further excitement. He offers to show each one of them the wickedness that lies in their future. As each patron stares into the 'shears of fate' held by Atropos, a fortune-telling mannequin, they become hynotised and glimpse their ultimate fate. Four stories are revealed :-

(1.) Enoch: A greedy nephew, Colin Williams, arrives at his uncle's and demands to know where his stash of gold coins are hidden. A cat soon shows leads him to the fortune, but it also takes control of his mind.

(2.) Terror Over Hollywood: Carla Hayes, a struggling actress, stymies her roommate's date and gets to meet a prominent Hollywood producer. Ultimately, this leads her to Bruce Benton, a matinee idol, who seems to have not aged for years; Carla soon learns the secret.

(3.) Mr Steinway: Dorothy Endicott,a journalist, meets with a nervous pianist, and they soon fall in love. The only problem is that his piano, Utopie, is getting jealous.

(4.) The Man Who Collected Poe: An obssessed Poe collector wants to buy some of Lancelot Canning's priceless Poe exhibits. A discovery in the cellar soon gets his attention.

After the tales are told, the wraparound story leads to a shocking conclusion.