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(1919) Conrad Veidt, Anita Berber, Reinhold Schunzel, Hugo Doblin. This is a quintet of five different chilling tales. In the dark hours after an old bookshop closes, the portraits of the Devil, a Strumpet, and Death come to life and amuse themselves by telling scary stories. They, of course, star in stories as various characters. Four of the stories are based on famous literary horror stories, including Edgar Allen Poe’s The Black Cat and Robert Louis Stevenson’s The Suicide Club. The final story is an amusing comedy chiller about a fake haunting. This is a very noteworthy early horror film that’s especially interesting to see Veidt in such an early role. Definitely worth a look. Music score, from 35mm.
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