A disturbing widower : Vincent Price is deranged by the curse of his dead wife . Things get worse when he marries again to a beautiful woman : Elizabeth Shepherd . As his wife is mercilessly besieged and lured by a black cat which plays such a vital part in its disentanglement .
Shot in England , this was Roger Corman's last Poe-inspired film , and considered to be one of the most subtle and atmospheric outings in the series . Vincent Price gives a very good acting , as always , as the widower driven to madness by the curse of his previous wife . This is a finely macabre Edgar Allan Poe retelling with chills , frightening events , gloomy gothic atmosphere, twists and turns , and anything else . It's very literate , intelligent and well-paced , it is not only faithful to original , but adding its own conclusion . Corman made a generally impressive Edgar Allan Poe cycle with Vincent Price leading in most the other entries in the series . It packs a colorful and brilliant cinematography by Nicolas Roeg on the sets left over from Peter Glenville's Beckett . The interesting script was by Robert Towne who went on writing Chinatown.
The motion picture was well made by Roger Corman, being his second movie in Great Britain and final in the successful Corman series . This famous producer and filmmaker directed lots of films in all kinds of genres , outstanding in Edgar Allan Poe cyclr and other terror pictures , such as : "The Fall of the House of Usher" , "The Pit and the Pendulum" , "Tales of Terror" , "The Raven" , "The Terror", "The Haunted Palace", "Tower of London" , "Masque of the Red Death" , "Tomb of Ligeia" , "Frankenstein Unbound" , among others . Rating : Better than average , being a minor classic of its genre . The flick will appeal to Vincent Price fans. Well worth watching .
Shot in England , this was Roger Corman's last Poe-inspired film , and considered to be one of the most subtle and atmospheric outings in the series . Vincent Price gives a very good acting , as always , as the widower driven to madness by the curse of his previous wife . This is a finely macabre Edgar Allan Poe retelling with chills , frightening events , gloomy gothic atmosphere, twists and turns , and anything else . It's very literate , intelligent and well-paced , it is not only faithful to original , but adding its own conclusion . Corman made a generally impressive Edgar Allan Poe cycle with Vincent Price leading in most the other entries in the series . It packs a colorful and brilliant cinematography by Nicolas Roeg on the sets left over from Peter Glenville's Beckett . The interesting script was by Robert Towne who went on writing Chinatown.
The motion picture was well made by Roger Corman, being his second movie in Great Britain and final in the successful Corman series . This famous producer and filmmaker directed lots of films in all kinds of genres , outstanding in Edgar Allan Poe cyclr and other terror pictures , such as : "The Fall of the House of Usher" , "The Pit and the Pendulum" , "Tales of Terror" , "The Raven" , "The Terror", "The Haunted Palace", "Tower of London" , "Masque of the Red Death" , "Tomb of Ligeia" , "Frankenstein Unbound" , among others . Rating : Better than average , being a minor classic of its genre . The flick will appeal to Vincent Price fans. Well worth watching .