Corman, Price and Poe - A Retrospective of Corman's Edgar Allan Poe Cycle

The gothic tales of American writer Edgar Allan Poe were adapted right from the early days
of cinema and their influence has stretched far beyond the actual adaptations.
But the Poe films that have most captured audiences are those made by Roger Corman and
starring Vincent Price

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Summary: Only Price, seeming to have wandered off the pages of Poe, could
have starred in these films, walking a fine line between high camp and genuine horror. Only
Corman, drawing on years of experience with Crab Monsters and Sorority Girls, could have
cranked out 8 films of such quality in just 5 years. The resulting series has an otherworldly
beauty, an unexpected depth and a picaresque sense of fun, while never losing the dark,
unsettling nature of Poe.

The Fall of the House of Usher: Upon entering his fiancée's family mansion, a man discovers a savage family curse and fears that his future brother-in-law has entombed his bride-to-be prematurely.
The Pit and the Pendulum: In the sixteenth century, Francis Barnard travels to Spain to clarify the strange circumstances of his sister's death after she had married the son of a cruel Spanish Inquisitor.
Premature Burial: An artist grows distant from his new wife as an irrational horror of premature burial consumes him.
Tales of Terror: Three tales of terror involve a grieving widower and the daughter he abandoned; a drunkard and his wife's black cat; and a hypnotist who prolongs the moment of a man's death.
The Raven: A magician, who has been turned into a raven, turns to a former sorcerer for help.
The Haunted Palace: Charles Dexter Ward arrives at a small village to visit the house he inherited from his ancestor who died there 100 years ago.
The Masque of the Red Death: A European prince terrorizes the local peasantry while using his castle as a refuge against the "Red Death" plague that stalks the land.
The Tomb Of Ligeia: A man's obsession with his dead wife drives a wedge between him and his new bride.

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