Trilogy of Terror (also known in the United States as Tales of Terror and Terror of the Doll) is a made-for-television anthology horror film, first aired as an ABC Movie of the Week on March 4, 1975. The film, was directed by Dan Curtis, and starred Karen Black.All three segments are based on unrelated short stories written by Richard Matheson. Each segment title is the name of each story's protagonist, all played by Black.