Tag Archives: Edgar Allan Poe

*Contains spoilers* “Of all the melancholy themes, the one universally recognised by mankind as the saddest of all is the most obvious one: Death. And that most melancholy theme becomes the most poetic of all, when coupled with the theme ...

The nature and success of horror fiction lies in its ability to take our most innate fears and turn them into reality. It provides a controlled, safe environment in which we can explore our darkest curiosities and vulnerabilities without ever ...

The POE (Poetry of Eerie) series of anthology films date back to 2011 and over the past seven years and three installments have taken familiar Edgar Allen Poe tales into, quite often, unfamiliar territory. And this fourth installment is no ...

In honor of Edgar Allan Poe’s 209th birthday, I have amassed this list of 13 (spooky!) facts about Poe’s life and death that may be unfamiliar to you. Odds are, most genuine Poe enthusiasts are familiar with some of these, ...

The oddly mis-spelled words flash on screen: “Klaus Kinsky as Edgar Allan Poe.” He stumbles through a tomb, dressed in 19th century period garb, lit candle in hand. A score by Riz Ortolani indicating a European B-movie of the 1970’s ...

Garagehouse Pictures to bring WEB OF THE SPIDER, the classic Italian gothic horror ghost story directed by Antonio Margheriti to Blu-ray in October! Edgar Allan Poe invites you to spend one night in the WEB OF THE SPIDER! An intrepid ...

Known today as a master of the macabre, Edgar Allan Poe was a remarkable writer whose gruesome poems and stories have fascinated and haunted readers for over 160 years. Annabel Lee, The Oval Portrait, Berenice, The Fall of the House ...

Peter: Aren’t you hungry? Joan: No darling, are you? Peter: Of course not. Joan: Are you sure? Above is the first exchange of dialog in Edgar G. Ulmer’s The Black Cat (1934). A newlywed couple, Peter (David Manners) and Joan ...

No American Gothic series would be complete without Edgar Allan Poe, and if we are talking about cinematic adaptations, Roger Corman’s famous “Poe Cycle” deserves a big piece of the spotlight — a series of eight films, made between 1960-1964(5); ...

Download MP3 The tenth episode of Daughters of Darkness is the first in a series of special double feature discussions to tie in with Diabolique’s American Gothic-themed summer season. In this one, Kat and Samm explore Roger Corman’s delightful Edgar ...