![]() The collection includes all eight of Corman’s Poe Cycle films: House of Usher The Pit and the Pendulum The Premature Burial T ales of Terror The Haunted Palace The Raven The Masque of the Red Death and The Tomb of Ligeia. While all the films have recognizable Poe-ish hallmarks (live entombments, black cats, “dead” wives, and blood-red candles), each brings some new macabre twist to the table. The secret to Corman’s productivity (apart from rigorous pre-production) is efficiency. Whether or not you think Corman’s “Poe Cycle” is for you, here’s my selling point: all eight films are around eighty minutes long. Synopsis: Released in a sarcastically short four-year period between 19, exploitation cinema’s grandpa Roger Corman directed eight (yes, eight) cinematic adaptations of stories by gothic grump Edgar Allen Poe. ![]() Horror Streaming Highlights for August 2023 Pick of the Month - Grindhouse Gothic: Roger Corman Directs Edgar Allen Poe Somehow that’s worse that Disney+ having no horror at all. The streaming service dunce of the month is Peacock, who are only bringing the marginally horror-adjacent R.I.P.D. to the table this month. The streaming service champion of the month is Criterion Channel, who really went and said “Halloween comes early this year.” Thanks, lads.
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