A special sideshow torture exhibit has the power, according to showman Dr Diabolo, to warn people of foreseeable evil. One by one, skeptics stand before the Fate Atropos to preview the greed and violence hiding behind their respectable façades.
Dr. Diabolo (Framing Story)
Burgess Meredith
Ronald Wyatt (segment 4 "The Man Who Collected Poe")
Jack Palance
Carla Hayes (segment 2 "Terror Over Hollywood")
Beverly Adams
Lancelot Canning (segment 4 "The Man Who Collected Poe")
Peter Cushing
Uncle Roger (segment 1 "Enoch")
Maurice Denham
Dorothy Endicott (segment 3 "Mr. Steinway")
Barbara Ewing
Colin Williams (segment 1 "Enoch")
Michael Bryant
Leo Winston (segment 3 "Mr. Steinway")
John Standing
Bruce Benton (segment 2 "Terror Over Hollywood")
Robert Hutton
Eddie Storm (segment 2 "Terror Over Hollywood")
John Phillips
Gordon Roberts (Framing Story)
Michael Ripper
Dr. Heim (segment 2 "Terror Over Hollywood")
Bernard Kay
Nurse Parker (segment 1 "Enoch")
Catherine Finn
Miss Maxine Chambers (segment 3 "Mr. Steinway")
Ursula Howells
Mike Charles (segment 2 "Terror Over Hollywood")
David Bauer
Dr. Silversmith (segment 1 "Enoch")
Niall MacGinnis
Edgar Allan Poe(segment "4 "The Man Who Collected Poe"")
Hedger Wallace
Atropos, Goddess of Destiny
Clytie Jessop