Tower of London
Vincent Price gives a wonderful performance as the mad Richard III in Roger Corman’s constricted 1962 historical horror, hampered by black-and-white photography and budget cuts.
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Twice-Told Tales
Vincent Price stars in three Nathaniel Hawthorne adaptations in this 1963 anthology that parallels Corman’s Poe films, with ‘Rappaccini’s Daughter’ as the standout tale.
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The Tomb of Ligeia
Roger Corman’s final 1964 Poe film moves outdoors to real locations but suffers from an unconvincing romance due to Vincent Price’s age mismatch with his co-star.
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The Masque of the Red Death
Roger Corman’s 1964 masterpiece features Vincent Price as a Satanic prince, Nicolas Roeg’s psychedelic cinematography, and a fiery climax at the plague-stricken masquerade.
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The Haunted Palace
Vincent Price battles demonic possession in Roger Corman’s 1963 adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft’s ‘Charles Dexter Ward,’ disguised as a Poe film by the studio.
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The Raven
Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, and Boris Karloff battle with magic in Roger Corman’s delightfully comic 1963 Poe adaptation featuring young Jack Nicholson.
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The Premature Burial
Ray Milland stars in Roger Corman’s weakest Poe film, a heavy-handed 1962 tale of catalepsy and obsessive fear that lacks subtlety and likable characters.
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Tales of Terror
Vincent Price stars in three Poe tales in this 1962 anthology, with Peter Lorre stealing the show in the darkly comic ‘The Black Cat’ segment.
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The Pit and the Pendulum
Vincent Price descends into madness in Roger Corman’s shocking 1961 masterpiece featuring torture devices of the Spanish Inquisition and Richard Matheson’s brilliant script.
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House of Usher
Roger Corman’s stylish 1960 Poe adaptation launched a legendary series, with Vincent Price as the brooding Roderick Usher burying his sister alive in the cursed family mansion.
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