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In 2005, Lurker Films released an Edgar Allan Poe film collection on DVD, including short film adaptations of "Annabel Lee" by director George Higham, "The Raven" by director Peter Bradley, and "The Tell-Tale Heart" by director Alfonso S. Suarez.
Oct 14, 2023 · Netflix's The Fall of the House of Usher is out now, but there are more Edgar Allen Poe movies and TV shows to binge. See the best Poe adaptations to stream now.
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- 'The Masque of the Red Death' (1964) The Masque of the Red Death from 1964 belongs to one of the best horror anthologies ever made. Vincent Price, the king of horror, teamed up with director Roger Corman to create a series of films directly inspired by the tales of Edgar Allan Poe.
- 'House of Usher' (1960) The Fall of the House of Usher is another famous story by Poe, although this one was put to screen perhaps one too many times. Not every attempt was successful (here's hoping Mike Flanagan does it justice on Netflix) but this one, featuring Vincent Price and directed by Roger Corman, is at the top.
- 'Terroir' (2014) Decades after Price and Corman dominated the horror genre with their adaptations, Keith Carradine starred in another unexpectedly well-made Poe adaptation called Terroir.
- 'Lunacy' (2005) For lovers of surrealist European cinema (or just fans of experimenting with genres), Lunacy is the ideal candidate. This movie by Czech writer and director Jan Švankmajer was the official Best Foreign Language Film submission at the 2007 Oscars.
The Corman-Poe cycle. In the early 1960s, American International Pictures gained some acclaim by combining Roger Corman, Vincent Price and the stories of Edgar Allan Poe into a series of horror films, with scripts by Richard Matheson, Charles Beaumont, Ray Russell, R. Wright Campbell and Robert Towne. The original idea, usually credited to ...
Oct 11, 2023 · Here are the best Poe adaptations you can stream, from Roger Corman to ‘The Simpsons.’
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Based on the classic works of Edgar Allan Poe, Tales of Poe is a series of three chilling stories adapted for the screen and based on Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart", "The Cask of Amontillado", and one of his more obscure poems "Dreams".
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Apr 19, 2022 · Poe’s terrifying and spellbinding tales have captivated audiences for centuries, with his impressive selection of works influencing literature all across the world.
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