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House of Usher (1960), Corman's first Edgar Allan Poe adaptation. AIP wanted Corman to make two horror films for them, in black and white, at under $100,000 each on a 10-day shooting schedule. Corman, however, was tired of making films on this sort of budget and was worried the market for them was in decline.
American International Pictures LLC [1] (AIP or American International Productions) is an American film production company owned by Amazon MGM Studios.In its original operating period, AIP was an independent film production and distribution company known for producing and releasing films from 1955 until 1980, a year after its acquisition by Filmways in 1979.
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.
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 ...
Roger Corman, the prolific director and producer of B-movies who gave numerous filmmakers and actors their start, has died. He was 98. Corman's death was confirmed in a statement shared early ...
Perhaps you've heard of a few, such as the original Little Shop of Horrors (1960), the first Peter Fonda/Dennis Hopper motorcycle journey The Trip (1967), Piranha (1978) and Candy Stripe Nurses ...
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.
The Premature Burial, also known as Premature Burial, is a 1962 American horror film directed by Roger Corman and starring Ray Milland, Hazel Court, Alan Napier, Heather Angel and Richard Ney. The screenplay by Charles Beaumont and Ray Russell is based upon the 1844 short story of the same name by Edgar Allan Poe .