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The Masks of Black Death (Edgar Allan Poe and H.P. Lovecraft Films)

by Oslo_Jargo • Created 8 years ago • Modified 4 months ago
Edgar Allan Poe, American writer (1809 – 1849).

H.P. Lovecraft, American writer (1890 – 1937).

I also added Ambrose Bierce, American writer (1842 – 1914?).

Montague Rhodes James, English author (1862 – 1936).


+ Plus some Mexican Horror and Classic 1960s Horror movies as well!
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  • The Oblong Box (1969)

    1. The Oblong Box

    19691h 36mR
    6.0 (4.2K)
    Aristocrat Julian Markham keeps his disfigured brother, Sir Edward, locked in a tower of his house. Sir Edward occasionally escapes and causes havoc around the town.
    DirectorGordon HesslerStarsVincent PriceAlister WilliamsonChristopher Lee
  • The Fall of the House of Usher (1928)

    2. The Fall of the House of Usher

    19281h 12mNot Rated
    7.2 (4.9K)
    Allan visits the sinister Usher family mansion, where his friend Roderick is painting a portrait of his sickly wife Madeline. The portrait seems to be draining the life out of Madeline, slowly leading to her death.
    DirectorJean EpsteinStarsJean DebucourtMarguerite GanceCharles Lamy
  • House of Usher (1960)

    3. House of Usher

    19601h 19mApproved75Metascore
    6.9 (17K)
    Upon entering his fiancée's family mansion, a man discovers a savage family curse and fears that his future brother-in-law has entombed his bride-to-be prematurely.
    DirectorRoger CormanStarsVincent PriceMark DamonMyrna Fahey
  • Extraordinary Tales (2013)

    4. Extraordinary Tales

    20131h 13mNot Rated59Metascore
    6.4 (3.7K)
    An animated anthology of five tales adapted from Edgar Allan Poe's stories.
    DirectorRaul GarciaStarsChristopher LeeBela LugosiJulian Sands
  • Vincent Price, Derek Francis, Oliver Johnston, Elizabeth Shepherd, Frank Thornton, Richard Vernon, and John Westbrook in The Tomb of Ligeia (1964)

    5. The Tomb of Ligeia

    19641h 22mApproved
    6.4 (7.3K)
    A man's obsession with his dead wife drives a wedge between him and his new bride.
    DirectorRoger CormanStarsVincent PriceElizabeth ShepherdJohn Westbrook
  • Peter Lorre, Vincent Price, Basil Rathbone, and Debra Paget in Tales of Terror (1962)

    6. Tales of Terror

    19621h 29mApproved68Metascore
    6.8 (8.9K)
    Three tales of terror involve a grieving widower and the daughter he abandoned; a drunkard and his wife's black cat; and a hypnotist who prolongs the moment of a man's death.
    DirectorRoger CormanStarsVincent PriceMaggie PierceLeona Gage
  • Peter Lorre, Boris Karloff, and Vincent Price in The Raven (1963)

    7. The Raven

    19631h 26mG
    6.5 (15K)
    A magician, who has been turned into a raven, turns to a former sorcerer for help.
    DirectorRoger CormanStarsVincent PricePeter LorreBoris Karloff
  • Brigitte Bardot, Jane Fonda, Terence Stamp, and Alain Delon in Spirits of the Dead (1968)

    8. Spirits of the Dead

    19682h 1mR
    6.4 (7.5K)
    A trio of Edgar Allan Poe adaptations about a cruel countess haunted by her cousin's stallion, a sadistic soldier haunted by his doppelgänger, and an alcoholic actor haunted by the Devil.
    DirectorsFederico FelliniLouis MalleRoger VadimStarsJane FondaBrigitte BardotAlain Delon
  • Vincent Price, John Kerr, and Barbara Steele in The Pit and the Pendulum (1961)

    9. The Pit and the Pendulum

    19611h 20mApproved78Metascore
    7.0 (18K)
    In the sixteenth century, Francis Barnard travels to Spain to clarify the strange circumstances of his sister's death after she had married the son of a cruel Spanish Inquisitor.
    DirectorRoger CormanStarsVincent PriceBarbara SteeleJohn Kerr
  • Vincent Price in The Masque of the Red Death (1964)

    10. The Masque of the Red Death

    19641h 29mNot Rated77Metascore
    6.9 (17K)
    A European prince terrorizes the local peasantry while using his castle as a refuge against the "Red Death" plague that stalks the land.
    DirectorRoger CormanStarsVincent PriceHazel CourtJane Asher
  • Wes Bentley, Kaitlin Doubleday, and Sofya Skya in The Tomb (2009)

    11. The Tomb

    20091h 29mR
    3.8 (1.9K)
    An engaged writer falls under the spell of a mysterious temptress who steals souls.
    DirectorMichael StainingerStarsWes BentleyKaitlin DoubledaySofya Skya
  • Tell Tale (2009)

    12. Tell Tale

    20091h 33mR
    5.4 (5.4K)
    A man's newly transplanted heart leads him on a dangerous journey to find out who murdered its donor.
    DirectorMichael CuestaStarsJosh LucasLena HeadeyBrian Cox
  • Ray Milland, Heather Angel, Hazel Court, Alan Napier, and Richard Ney in The Premature Burial (1962)

    13. The Premature Burial

    19621h 21mUnrated
    6.5 (5.2K)
    Based on Edgar Allan Poe's story about a cataleptic Englishman obsessed with the fear of being buried alive.
    DirectorRoger CormanStarsRay MillandHazel CourtRichard Ney
  • An Evening of Edgar Allan Poe (1970)

    14. An Evening of Edgar Allan Poe

    197053mUnrated
    7.4 (1.2K)
    "An Evening of Edgar Allan Poe" sees Vincent Price reciting four Edgar Allen Poe stories: The Tell-Tale Heart, The Sphinx, The Cask of Amontillado, and The Pit and the Pendulum.
    DirectorKenneth JohnsonStarVincent Price
  • The Tell-Tale Heart (1953)

    15. The Tell-Tale Heart

    19538mApprovedShort
    7.5 (2.3K)
    A madman tells his tale of murder, and how a strange beating sound haunted him afterward.
    DirectorTed ParmeleeStarsJames MasonJack Mather
  • Tales of Poe (2014)

    16. Tales of Poe

    20142hTV-MA
    3.8 (272)
    Based on the classic works of Edgar Allan Poe - a unique spin on three of Poe's popular stories (The Tell Tale Heart, Cask of Amontillado & Dreams). Directors Bart Mastronardi & Alan Rowe Kelly weave together a compelling and suspenseful anthology that will captivate Poe enthusiasts and horror fans alike!
    DirectorsBart MastronardiAlan Rowe KellyStarsCaroline WilliamsDebbie RochonAdrienne King
  • Two Evil Eyes (1990)

    17. Two Evil Eyes

    19902hR61Metascore
    6.1 (8.7K)
    A duo of Edgar Allan Poe adaptations about a greedy wife's attempt to embezzle her dying husband's fortune, and a sleazy reporter's adoption of a strange black cat.
    DirectorsDario ArgentoGeorge A. RomeroStarsAdrienne BarbeauHarvey KeitelRamy Zada
  • Bela Lugosi in Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932)

    18. Murders in the Rue Morgue

    19321h 1mPassed
    6.3 (5.8K)
    A mad scientist seeks to mingle human blood with that of an ape, and resorts to kidnapping women for his experiments.
    DirectorRobert FloreyStarsBela LugosiSidney FoxLeon Ames
  • The Black Cat (1981)

    19. The Black Cat

    19811h 32mR
    5.8 (4.6K)
    A professor with the psychic ability to communicate with the dead uses his powers on his pet cat in order to take vengeance upon his enemies.
    DirectorLucio FulciStarsPatrick MageeMimsy FarmerDavid Warbeck
  • Witchfinder General (1968)

    20. Witchfinder General

    19681h 26mUnrated
    6.7 (13K)
    During the English Civil War, a young Roundhead seeks vengeance against a vicious witch-hunter and his henchman, who have terrorized the soldier's fiancée and wrongfully executed her uncle.
    DirectorMichael ReevesStarsVincent PriceIan OgilvyRupert Davies
  • Cry of the Banshee (1970)

    21. Cry of the Banshee

    19701h 31mGP
    5.5 (3.1K)
    In 1500s England, a cruel witch-hunting magistrate, who often tortures innocent villagers for his entertainment, runs afoul of a witch who conjures a banshee to kill the magistrate and his family.
    DirectorGordon HesslerStarsVincent PriceElisabeth BergnerEssy Persson
  • Murders in the Rue Morgue (1971)

    22. Murders in the Rue Morgue

    19711h 27mPG-13
    5.2 (1.6K)
    Paris...at the turn of the century. Inspector Vidocq investigates a series of unexplained murders at a Grand Guignol-type theatre...where the players have suddenly become real-life victims. Based on the story by Edgar Allan Poe.
    DirectorGordon HesslerStarsJason RobardsHerbert LomChristine Kaufmann
  • Dr. Tarr's Torture Dungeon (1973)

    23. Dr. Tarr's Torture Dungeon

    19731h 24mR
    5.1 (1.4K)
    The inmates of an insane asylum take over the institution, imprison the doctors and staff, then put into action their own ideas of how the place should be run.
    DirectorJuan López MoctezumaStarsClaudio BrookArthur HanselEllen Sherman
  • Patricia Medina in Phantom of the Rue Morgue (1954)

    24. Phantom of the Rue Morgue

    19541h 23mApproved
    5.9 (1.2K)
    When several women are found mutilated and murdered, the Paris police are baffled as to who the killer may be. All evidence points to Dupin, but soon it becomes apparent that it is someone (or something) stronger and deadlier than a human.
    DirectorRoy Del RuthStarsKarl MaldenClaude DauphinPatricia Medina
  • The Avenging Conscience: or 'Thou Shalt Not Kill' (1914)

    25. The Avenging Conscience: or 'Thou Shalt Not Kill'

    19141h 18mNot Rated
    6.4 (1.5K)
    Prevented from dating his sweetheart by his uncle, a young man turns his thoughts to murder.
    DirectorD.W. GriffithStarsHenry B. WalthallSpottiswoode AitkenBlanche Sweet

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