Product Details

• Actors: Boris Karloff, Richard Peel, Henry Daniell, David Frankham, Paul Newlan
• Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, HiFi Sound, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Universal Studios
• VHS Release Date: August 6, 1996
• Run Time: 49 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 630312920X
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #151,193 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Creepy Episode of a Sublime, Though Sadly Forgotten, TV Show, October 21, 1999

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Michael R Gates (Nampa, ID United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Thriller: Terror in Teakwood [VHS] (VHS Tape)

True fans of Horror who grew up in the 1960s and 1970s love this show. Even Stephen King, in his book DANSE MACABRE (p. 216 of the oversized paperback), calls this "the best horror series ever put on TV." The show's host, Boris Karloff, was obviously no stranger to the genre, and he even starred in several notable episodes.

This episode, "The Terror in Teakwood," tells the story of a pianist and composer who is obsessed with proving to the public that he can best his late rival. He is eventually able to perform his rival's most difficult pieces, but only when wearing the severed hands of the deceased rival like a pair of gloves. Of course, such gruesome acts ultimately lead to the jealous pianist's demise....

This is a particularly eerie and morbid episode, so fans of the genre should definitly find here those chills they seek. Also worth noting is that the episode was directed by Paul Henreid, who is well known to fans of classic cinema as the actor who played Victor Laszlo in 1942's CASABLANCA.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars One of the better "Thriller" episodes., January 29, 2001

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Lee Hartsfeld (Central Ohio, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Thriller: Terror in Teakwood [VHS] (VHS Tape)

"The Terror in Teakwood" is a typical horror installment of "Thriller" in every regard. The horrific and supernatural elements are presented in a matter-of-fact, Jacques-Tourneur fashion, with the primary emphasis placed on telling a good story. Such an approach renders the frightening moments all the more frightening. Whatever happened to this approach?

The story is an imaginative variation on "The Hands of Orlac," with a dangerously obsessed pianist stealing the hands of his dead rival from the graveyard. The pianist is played by none other than Guy Rolfe of William Castle's 1961 "Mr. Sardonicus." Not the scariest "Thriller" episode, by any means, but scary enough.

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Adult Thriller episode~, April 7, 2001

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"used_once" (Floral City, Florida USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Thriller: Terror in Teakwood [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This episode is not as much fun or nearly as creepy as other Thrillers,but the acting is superb.This was more of an adult presentation~~no thunder & lightening & old,dark mansions in this one!Worth owning,tho'!