Amicus Anthology Series (Best Of)

First, an overview of what I consider to be the highlights of the seven Amicus Anthology Films and a brief rating of each framing story:

Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (1965) d. Freddie Francis
"The Severed Hand" (Christopher Lee, Michael Gough)
*excellent framing story

The Torture Garden (1967) d. Freddie Francis
"Man Who Collected Poe" (Peter Cushing, Jack Palance)
"The Mr. Steinway" (John Standing, Barbara Ewing)
*adequate framing story

The House That Dripped Blood (1971) d. Peter Duffell
"Waxworks" (Peter Cushing, Joss Ackland)
"Sweets to the Sweet" (Christopher Lee)
*adequate framing story

Asylum (1972) d. Roy Ward Baker
"The Weird Tailor" (Peter Cushing, Barry Morse)
"Lucy Comes To Stay" (Charlotte Rampling, Britt Ekland, James Villiers)
*excellent framing story

Tales from the Crypt (1972) d. Freddie Francis
"Poetic Justice" (Peter Cushing)
"...And All Through the House" (Joan Collins)
"Blind Alleys" (Patrick Magee, Nigel Patrick)
*adequate framing story

The Vault of Horror (1973) d. Roy Ward Baker
"Drawn and Quartered" (Tom Baker, Denholm Elliott)
*poor framing story

From Beyond the Grave (1974) d. Kevin Connor
" The Gatecrasher" (David Warner)
*adequate framing story

Conclusions: Tales from the Crypt is overall the best and Vault of Horror is overall the weakest. "Poetic Justice", "The Weird Tailor", "Sweets to the Sweet", "....And All Through the House", and "Blind Alleys" are the best stories. Dr. Terror's House of Horrors and Asylum have the best framing stories.