Five people visit a fairground sideshow run by the sinister Dr. Diabolo. Having shown them a handful of haunted-house-style attractions, he promises them a genuinely scary experience if they will pay extra.
Jack Palance
as Ronald Wyatt (segment 4 "The Man Who Collected Poe")
Burgess Meredith
as Dr. Diabolo (Framing Story)
Beverly Adams
as Carla Hayes (segment 2 "Terror Over Hollywood")
Peter Cushing
as Lancelot Canning (segment 4 "The Man Who Collected Poe")
Maurice Denham
as Uncle Roger (segment 1 "Enoch")
Barbara Ewing
as Dorothy Endicott (segment 3 "Mr. Steinway")
Michael Bryant
as Colin Williams (segment 1 "Enoch")
John Standing
as Leo Winston (segment 3 "Mr. Steinway")
Robert Hutton
as Bruce Benton (segment 2 "Terror Over Hollywood")
John Phillips
as Eddie Storm (segment 2 "Terror Over Hollywood")
Michael Ripper
as Gordon Roberts (Framing Story)
Bernard Kay
as Dr. Heim (segment 2 "Terror Over Hollywood")