Released Date:
1962-03-07
Languages:
English, French
Countries:
USA
Runtime:
81 min
Rated:
UNRATED
IMDB Ratings:
6.6 (2251 Reviews)
Director:
Roger CormanCharles Beaumont (screenplay)
Ray Russell (screenplay)
Edgar Allan Poe (story)
Emily Gault arrives at the Carrell mansion determined to rekindle an old relationship with Guy Carrell, despite the disapproval of his sister, Kate. Guy overcomes his all-consuming fear of being buried alive long enough to marry Emily but soon becomes obsessed again, building a crypt designed to guarantee that he will not fall prey to his most dreaded nightmare. Trying to prove that he has been cured of his phobia, he opens his father's tomb and is shocked into a catatonic state. His worst fears are realized as he is lowered into a grave and covered over, apparently never to learn that the treachery of someone very dear to him was directly responsible for his predicament.
Released Date:
1963-01-25
Languages:
English
Countries:
USA
Runtime:
86 min
Rated:
APPROVED
IMDB Ratings:
6.7 (7097 Reviews)
Director:
Roger CormanRichard Matheson (screenplay)
Edgar Allan Poe (poem)
In this tongue-in-cheek movie inspired by Poe's poem, Dr. Craven is the son of a great sorcerer (now dead) who was once himself quite skilled at that profession, but has since abandoned it. One evening, a cowardly fool of a magician named Bedlo comes to Craven for help - the evil Scarabus has turned him into a raven and he needs someone to change him back. He also tells the reluctant wizard that Craven's long-lost wife Lenore, whom he loved greatly and thought dead, is living with the despised Scarabus.
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