Christopher Lee

as John Reid (segment 3 "Sweets to the Sweet")

Peter Cushing

as Philip Grayson (segment 2 "Waxworks")

Denholm Elliott

as Charles Hillyer (segment 1 "Method for Murder")

Joanna Dunham

as Alice Hillyer (segment 1 "Method for Murder")

Tom Adams

as Dominick / Richard (segment 1 "Method for Murder")

Robert Lang

as Psychiatrist (segment 1 "Method for Murder")

Joss Ackland

as Neville Rogers (segment 2 "Waxworks")

Wolfe Morris

as Waxworks Proprietor (segment 2 "Waxworks")

Nyree Dawn Porter

as Ann Norton (segment 3 "Sweets to the Sweet")

Chloe Franks

as Jane Reid (segment 3 "Sweets to the Sweet")

Jon Pertwee

as Paul Henderson (segment 4 "The Cloak")

Ingrid Pitt

as Carla Lind (segment 4 "The Cloak")

Geoffrey Bayldon

as Von Hartmann (segment 4 "The Cloak")

John Bennett

as Detective Inspector Holloway (segment "Framework Story")

John Bryans

as Stoker (segment "Framework Story")

John Malcolm

Ann Barrass

Richard Coe

Roy Evans

Carleton Hobbs

Joanna Lumley

Jonathan Lynn

Hugh Manning

Winifred Sabine