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LADY USHER (2020) Reviews and overview of Poe movie

‘Pray you don’t cross her’ Lady Usher is a 2020 American psychological thriller film about a young woman whose visit to a family uncovers some dark secrets. Produced, directed and …

THE TOMB OF LIGEIA (1964) Reviews and Kino Lorber Blu-ray news

The Tomb of Ligeia, Roger Corman’s eighth Poe adaptation, will be released on Blu-ray by Kino Lorber Studio Classics on September 7, 2021. Special features: Audio commentary by film critic …

THE PALE BLUE EYE (2022) Preview of mystery thriller with Netflix news

The Pale Blue Eye is a 2022 American mystery thriller about a veteran detective investigating a series of murders at the West Point Academy. In doing so, the detective is …

THE BLOODHOUND (2020) Reviews and overview

The Bloodhound is a 2020 American horror film about a young man’s visit to a wealthy and reclusive friend that leads to fear and despair. Written and directed by Patrick …

HOUSE OF USHER aka THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER (1960) Reviews and recommended

House of Usher is a 1960 American horror feature film directed by Roger Corman from a screenplay written by Richard Matheson. It is loosely based on the short story “The …

NIGHT TIDE (1961) Reviews and overview

Night Tide is a 1961 American horror fantasy feature film, written and directed by Curtis Harrington (Ruby; The Dead Don’t Die; The Killing Kind; The Cat Creature; et al) and …

TWO EVIL EYES (1990) Reviews and overview

‘When I wake you… you’ll be dead.” Two Evil Eyes – aka Due occhi diabolici – is a 1990 Italian-American supernatural horror feature film, written and directed by Dario Argento and George …

MURDERS IN THE RUE MORGUE (1932) Reviews and overview

Murders in the Rue Morgue is a 1932 American horror feature film directed by Robert Florey (The Beast with Five Fingers) from a screenplay co-written with Ethel M. Kelly, Tom Reed …

HOUSE OF RAVENS (2014) Overview

‘Darkness lives here’ House of Ravens – original title: P.O.E. Pieces of Eldritch (P.O.E. 3) – is a 2014 Italian horror anthology feature film based on stories by Edgar Allan Poe. …

EXTRAORDINARY TALES (2013) Reviews and overview

Extraordinary Tales is a 2013 international animated anthology horror film directed by Raul Garcia comprised of five Edgar Allan Poe stories (‘The Fall of the House of Usher’, ‘The Tell-Tale Heart’, ‘The Facts …

THE TELL-TALE HEART (1953) Reviews and overview

The Tell-Tale Heart is a 1953 American animated horror short film produced by UPA, directed by Ted Parmelee, and narrated by James Mason (Salem’s Lot; Frankenstein: The True Story). The screenplay by Bill Scott and Fred Grable …

BONE CHILLERS (1996) TV series

Bone Chillers is a 1996 American comedy horror television series directed by Adam Rifkin (Director’s Cut; Psycho Cop 2; The Invisible Maniac) for Hyperion Pictures, based on a series of …

LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER (2016) Reviews and overview

‘When the light goes out, the terror begins’ Lighthouse Keeper – aka Edgar Allan Poe’s Lighthouse Keeper – is 2016 supernatural horror film directed by Benjamin Cooper (Primitive) from a screenplay by Carl …

TALES OF POE (2014) Reviews and overview

Tales of Poe is a 2014 American horror anthology film co-directed by Bart Mastronardi and Alan Rowe Kelly. It combines three of Edgar Allan Poe’s most popular stories: The Tell Tale Heart, …

PHANTOM OF THE RUE MORGUE (1954) Reviews and overview

Phantom of the Rue Morgue is a 1954 American 3D horror feature film directed by Roy Del Ruth (The Terror; The Alligator People) from a screenplay by Harold Medford and James R. Webb …

THE PREMATURE BURIAL (1962) Reviews and overview

The Premature Burial is a 1962 American horror feature film, directed by Roger Corman from a screenplay by Charles Beaumont and Ray Russell, based upon the 1844 short story of …

Fear of felines! Killer cats in horror films – article

In the lacklustre Milton Subotsky production The Uncanny, Peter Cushing plays a man desperate to expose a sinister cat conspiracy against the human race: ‘They prowl by night… lusting for …

THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH (1964) Reviews and Blu-ray news

Roger Corman’s The Masque of the Red Death (1964) will be released on Blu-ray in the UK on January 25th 2021 by Studio Canal. Order via Amazon.co.uk Special features: New: …

DR. GOLDFOOT AND THE BIKINI MACHINE (1965) Reviews and overview

Doctor Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine is a 1965 American International Pictures (AIP) comedy feature film directed by Norman Taurog and starring Vincent Price, Frankie Avalon, Dwayne Hickman, Susan Hart (The Slime People) and Jack …

THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER (1928) Overview

The Fall of the House of Usher (1928) is a short silent American horror film adaptation of the short story, “The Fall of the House of Usher” by Edgar Allan Poe. It tells the story of a …

BURIED ALIVE (1989) Reviews and overview

‘The dead return!’ Buried Alive – aka Edgar Allan Poe’s Buried Alive – is a 1989 American-South African horror film, directed by Gérard Kikoïne (Edge of Sanity) from a screenplay by Jake Chesi …

HORROR aka THE BLANCHEVILLE MONSTER (1963) Reviews and overview

Horror aka The Blancheville Monster is a 1963 Italian/Spanish horror film directed by Alberto De Martino [as Martin Herbert] from a screenplay by Bruno and Sergio Corbucci, and Giovanni Grimald, …

THE AVENGING CONSCIENCE (1914) Overview

The Avenging Conscience: or “Thou Shalt Not Kill” is a 1914 U.S. horror film directed by D. W. Griffith. The film is based on the Edgar Allan Poe short story “The Tell-Tale Heart” and the poem …

THE BLACK CAT (1966) Reviews and overview

The Black Cat is a 1966 American horror film written and directed by Harold Hoffman for Falcon International and loosely based on Edgar Allan Poe’s short story of the same …

CASTLE OF THE WALKING DEAD (1967) Review and Severin Blu-ray box set news

Castle of the Walking Dead aka Torture Chamber of Doctor Sadism is being released on May 25th 2021 as part of ‘The Eurocrypt of Christopher Lee Collection’. The box-set includes: …

The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror

Treehouse of Horror episodes are a series of episodes in the animated series The Simpsons. They are Halloween specials, each consisting of three separate, self-contained segments. These segments usually involve the Simpson family in some horror, science fiction, or supernatural setting. They …

THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM (1991) Reviews and overview

The Pit and the Pendulum is a 1991 American horror film directed by Stuart Gordon, based on the short story by Edgar Allan Poe. It was produced by Albert Band. …

The Dark Eye – computer game

The Dark Eye is a cult computer game based around the work of Edgar Allan Poe, released in 1995 for the PC and Mac by the now-defunct software company Inscape. …

THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM (1961) Reviews and overview

‘The greatest terror tale ever told!’ The Pit and the Pendulum is a 1961 American horror film directed by Roger Corman, starring Vincent Price, Barbara Steele, John Kerr, and Luana Anders. The screenplay by Richard Matheson was based on Edgar Allan Poe‘s short …