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Not to be confused with ''Dr. Terror's Gallery of Horrors'', another low-budget horror anthology film released that same year and hosted by Creator/JohnCarradine.

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Not to be confused with ''Dr. Terror's Gallery of Horrors'', another low-budget horror anthology film released that same year two years later and hosted by Creator/JohnCarradine.
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Not to be confused with ''Dr. Terror's Gallery of Horrors'', another low-budget horror anthology film released that same year and hosted by Creator/JohnCarradine.

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* ArtisticLicenseGeography: In the "Voodoo" segment, the only aspects of the West Indies that are shown are calypso music and HollywoodVoodoo.



* WelcomeToTheCaribbeanMon: In the "Voodoo" segment, the only aspects of the West Indies that are shown are calypso music and HollywoodVoodoo.
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* CareerEndingInjury: In the "Disembodied Hand" segment, Eric Landor is [[CarFu run over]] by critic Franklyn Marsh. His injuries result in the amputation of his right hand, destroying his career as an artist. falling into a deep despair, Landor is eventually DrivenToSuicide.

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* CareerEndingInjury: In the "Disembodied Hand" segment, Eric Landor is [[CarFu run over]] by critic Franklyn Marsh. His injuries result in the amputation of his right hand, destroying his career as an artist. falling into a deep despair, Landor is eventually DrivenToSuicide. [[spoiler:The segment ends with the hand causing Marsh to crash his car. He survives...but is blinded, ruining his career as an art critic.]]
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* ArbitrarySkepticism: Franklyn Marsh vehemently dismisses Schreck's claims and stories as ridiculous nonsense, but is won over when Schreck tells him that he will be ceaselessly pursued by a disembodied hand.

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* ArbitrarySkepticism: PlayedWith. Franklyn Marsh vehemently dismisses Schreck's claims and stories as ridiculous nonsense, but is won over when Schreck tells him that he will be ceaselessly pursued by a the disembodied hand. hand of artist Eric Landor. This is justified by the implication Schreck got details of Marsh's life correct, such as his feud with the artist and that the other passengers also note correct specifics in their fortunes.

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* RealityEnsues: If you drive a WoodenStake through your wife's heart, the police ''will'' arrest you.


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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: If you drive a WoodenStake through your wife's heart, the police ''will'' arrest you.

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* ArbitrarySkepticism: Franklyn Marsh vehemently dismisses Schreck's claims and stories as ridiculous nonsense, but is won over when Schreck tells him that he will be ceaselessly pursued by a disembodied hand.



* JustifiedTitle: And you can see them straining to justify it with a contrived conversation about the meaning of Dr. Schreck's name and him saying of his tarot deck in passing that "I call it my house of horrors". ''Sure'' you do...



* NeverTrustATitle: Anyone expecting an actual 'House of Horrors' will be disappointed. Supposedly, the house of horrors refers to Dr. Schreck's Tarot deck, which constructs horrifying futures for people, but this is never explained anywhere in the film. Even the name Dr. Terror is barely justified, with a brief conversation explaining that Dr. Schreck's name would translate into English as Dr. Terror. Nobody ever addresses him as anything other than Dr. Schreck.

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* NeverTrustATitle: Anyone expecting an actual 'House of Horrors' will be disappointed. Supposedly, the house of horrors refers to Dr. Schreck's Tarot deck, which constructs horrifying futures for people, but this is never explained anywhere only mentioned briefly in the film.passing. Even the name Dr. Terror is barely justified, with a brief conversation explaining that Dr. Schreck's name would translate into English as Dr. Terror. Nobody ever addresses him as anything other than Dr. Schreck.
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* RecursiveCanon: Walking home from the jazz club, Biff passes a poster advertising ''Doctor Terror's House of Horrors''.
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* VampireDoctor: In "Vampire", Dr. Bob Carroll returns to his home in the United States with his new French bride, Nicolle. Soon there is evidence that a vampire is on the loose, and Carroll seeks the aid of his colleague, Dr. Blake. They find that Nicolle is the vampire. Following Blake's advice, Carroll kills Nicolle. When the police come to arrest Carroll for his wife's murder, Blake denies giving any such advice. As the police take Carroll away, Blake says to himself that the city isn't big enough for two doctors or two vampires, and he turns into a bat.

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