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  • Acting for Two: Karen Black plays the lead in all three segments.
  • Defictionalization: The Zuni Fetish doll from the third story became very popular and several toy companies started manufacturing it.
  • Real-Life Relative: Robert Burton was Karen Black's husband.
  • Self-Adaptation: Richard Matheson wrote the script for "Amelia", while his friend William F. Nolan took on duty for the rest of the segments.
  • Similarly Named Works: There is also a Brazilian horror anthology film called Trilogy of Terror, which was released in 1968.
  • Throw It In!: The final, haunting shot in "Amelia"? Black came up with it. She also improvised new dialog for the phone calls with her mother.
  • Uncredited Role: The sounds of the Zuni Fetish doll were supplied by both Frank Welker & Walker Edmiston, according to Svengoolie and other sources, neither of which were credited.

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