Difference Between Italian and American Versions
The Italian original is considerably different from the American version released by American International Pictures. It uses a different sequence of the episodes ("The Telephone", followed by "The Wurdalak", followed by "The Drop of Water"), a different music score and has different introductory scenes involving Karloff as the narrator, some of which are tongue-in-cheek. The stories themselves are somewhat different as well. The Italian version of "The Wurdalak" is slightly gorier than the US version, but the biggest difference is with "The Telephone": in its original Italian version, the segment contains a lesbian subplot that is eliminated in the English-language version by removing a couple of scenes, changing the dialogue in those that are left and reshooting a key insert shot involving a letter. As a result, the American version has been turned into a ghost story, whereas the Italian original is a non-supernatural, noirish exercise in vengeance and murder.
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