TRILOGY OF TERROR

"Trilogy of Terror" was a 1975 horror anthology tele-movie starring Karen Black, who appears in all three stories. From IMDB: "Three interwoven horror stories. The first story is about a college student who is infatuated with his teacher. The second story is a paranoid tale of twin sisters - one good, the other evil. The third story is about a Zuni fetish doll that comes to life and terrorizes a woman in her own apartment". In 1996, a sequel was released "Trilogy of Terror II", that would see the return of the Zuni doll in one of the three stories. For more information on the sequel, use the below link: Karen Black is well known in the horror genre. From IMDB: "Born on 1 July 1939 in Park Ridge, Illnois, USA, Black entered Northwestern University at 19 and left two years later. She studied under Lee Strasberg in New York and worked in a number of off-Broadway roles. She made a critically acclaimed debut on Broadway in 1965 in "The Playroom". Her first big film role was in "You're a Big Boy Now" (1966), directed by Francis Ford Coppola. Shortly after wards, she appeared as Marcia in the TV series "The Second Hundred Years" (1967). The film that made her a star was "Easy Rider" (1969), where she worked with Dennis Hopper, Peter Fonda, and a supporting actor named Jack Nicholson. She appeared with Nicholson again the next year when they starred in "Five Easy Pieces" (1970), which garnered an Academy Award nomination and a Golden Globe for Karen. Her roles mainly consisted of waitresses, hookers and women on the edge. Some of her later films were disappointments at the box office, but she did receive another Golden Globe for "The Great Gatsby" (1974). One role for which she is well remembered is that of the jewel thief in Alfred Hitchcock's last film, "Family Plot" (1976). Another is as the woman terrorized in her apartment by a murderous Zuni doll come to life in the well received TV movie "Trilogy of Terror" (1975). After a number of forgettable movies, she again won rave reviews for her role in "Come Back to the 5 & Dime Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean" (1982). Since then, her film career has been busy, but the quality of the films has been uneven. Black paased away on 8 August 2013 in Los Angeles, California, USA. Portrait of "Trilogy of Terror" by Dave Dunlap.

Portrait of "Zuni Warrior Doll" by Bradley Beard.
"Trilogy of Terror" - biography (taken from Bradley Beard's Facebook page)"

This little gem was inspired by my friend Michael Burton Legg when he mentioned how cool this doll would be for me to draw... which incidentally inspired me to create all of the rest of my current designs. Thanks Michael! This is the Zuni warrior doll from the classic 1975 TV movie Trilogy of Terror starring Karen Black and directed by Dan Curtis. I remember the day after this aired, all the kids in school were talking about how scary this doll was. As I was drawing this piece, the person sitting next to me saw it and said that this movie frightened her so much as a child and it is the reason she won't watch horror movies. It is fascinating how some movies leave such an indelible mark on our psyche. Enjoy today for you do not know what tomorrow will bring.

The following is a trailer for the movie:

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