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House of Usher (1960) became the first of eight films directed by Corman that were adapted from the tales of Edgar Allan Poe, and which collectively came to be known as the "Poe Cycle". [ 5 ] [ 6 ]
House of Usher (also known as The Fall of the House of Usher) is a 1960 American gothic horror film directed by Roger Corman and written by Richard Matheson from the 1839 short story "The Fall of the House of Usher" by Edgar Allan Poe.
It is the fourth in the so-called Corman-Poe cycle of eight films, largely featuring adaptations of Edgar Allan Poe stories and directed by Corman for AIP. The film was released in 1962 as a double feature with Panic in Year Zero!.
Roger Corman, the prolific director of B-movies who gave many prominent filmmakers their start, has died. He was 98. ... Perhaps his best known work was 1960's "The Little Shop of Horrors," a cult ...
He shaped my childhood with science fiction movies and Edgar Allen Poe epics. I’ll miss you, Roger. Corman received an honorary Academy Award in 2009. Show comments. Advertisement.
A Hollywood maverick who made hundreds of movies, Corman was the man behind everything from Vincent Price horror romps to 1960s biker flicks. Among his most memorable movies were 1960’s “The ...
The most notable was “The Raven,” which teamed Nicholson with veteran horror stars Boris Karloff, Peter Lorre and Basil Rathbone. Directed by Corman on a rare three-week schedule, the horror spoof won good reviews, a rarity for his films. Another Poe adaptation, “House of Usher,” was deemed worthy of preservation by the Library of Congress.
The Premature Burial (1962, starred Ray Milland and Hazel Court, with Price notably absent for the only time in the unofficial "Corman-Poe Cycle". The Haunted Palace (1963) adopts the title of Poe's poem, but is more closely derived from the works of H. P. Lovecraft, in particular The Case of Charles Dexter Ward.