Edgar Allan Poe and movies?

Question

What movies do you think were made by the inspiration of Edgar Allan Poe?

Answer 1

"The Masque of the Red Death" of course, "The Pit and the Pendulum", and a film from

the 70s called "Spirits of the Dead " (or something like that), which was composed of

three of Poe's short stories.



BTW, I like your screen name.

Answer 2

Check out Roger Corman's series of Poe-inspired films from the late 50's and early 60's.



They are of uneven quality at times (he is the King of B-Grade cinema, after all!), but when he nails it, he nails it good and proper.



Among these is 'The Raven', where the poem is merely a starting point for a comedy involving a duel between medieval wizards played by Vincent Price and Boris Karloff. Peter Lorre and Jack Nicholson both feature prominently. It's actually funny in an extremely campy and groan-making way, although it bears scant resemblance to the source material. I'd call it a guilty pleasure!



'The Tomb of Ligeia' and 'The Fall of the House of Ussher' are both quite stylish, given their budgetary limitations, but the most amazing of his adaptations was 'The Masque of the Red Death', made in the UK for Amicus Films in 1964 - lush, colourful, lavishly-costumed and starring Vincent Price as the decadent Prince Prospero, who discovers too late that he can bar his doors against anything but Death. It incorporates the Poe story 'Hop Frog', about a court dwarf who exacts his revenge upon his tormentors.



I've put some links to the IMDB pages below. Hope this helps!

Answer 3

i think the crow but i think he also, influenced the comic book.



the nfl team the ravens were named after him & his famous poem..



i'm always up to talk about poe so hit me up if you want.