What's your favorite Corman/Poe film?

[PNGwynne]

I've been rewatching all of these & wondering, "Which do you like best?"

It's difficult for me to choose, I enjoy them all & am a devoted Price fan.

I think Masque of the Red Death is exemplary: literate, well-appointed, great cast, with a terrific Price performance of a truly evil man: his Prospero is nuanced, but with some of that ham that I love.

Runners-up would be House of Usher (a wonderfully chilly, restrained Price, but a bit cheap) and Tomb of Ligeia (great location shooting, with Price trying to play against type).

I'm not a huge fan of the comedic ones, I'd rather just watch Dr. Goldfoot or The Comedy of Terrors.

[Mikey]

Gotta be The Raven

[Meule]

Raven and Masque are equally good.
Strange coincidence, cause I'm watching House of Usher as we speak on MGM

[PNGwynne]

May 27 is Vincent Price's birthday.

While we're remembering the sacrifices of our service personnel and perhaps enjoying a family cook-out, let's also recall the amiable Mr. Price, whose talent made Egghead eggs-ellent and Dr. Phibes abominable.

[wayne foundation 07]

My vote is for The Terror by Roger Corman in 1963. Its a staple on our local cables Spooky Movie.
2 greats, 1 at the end of his career and the other just starting.

[enyawd72]

My all time favorite is the Haunted Palace...great story, fantastic score and Lon Chaney Jr. too? What's not to love!

[Werewolf]

The Pit and the Pendulum. Price is wonderfully hammy in it.

[PNGwynne]

Haunted Palace is fantastic, I wish AIP had done more Lovecraft films. I'm with you, Dwayne, in loving the score--Les baxter reworked a bit of Brahms for it & it is great.

[fallensaviour]

The Raven and House of Usher are a tie for me.

[Brazoo]

"Masque of the Red Death" is probably the one I remember best, and the last time I watched it I thought it was a pretty awesome movie. I should watch them all again.

How many where there - 5?

[PNGwynne]

Properly, seven:

House of Usher
The Pit & the Pendulum
Tales of Terror (anthology)
The Raven
The Premature Burial (w/ Ray Milland)
The Haunted Palace (this is really Lovecraft's "the Case of Charles Dexter Ward")
The Masque of the Red Death
The Tomb of Ligeia

A few other films--City Beneath the Sea (War-Gods of the Deep), Conquerer Worm (Witchfinder General), & The Oblong Box--were marketed by AIP as "Poe" films, but really aren't.

[Brazoo]

Properly, seven:

House of Usher
The Pit & the Pendulum
Tales of Terror (anthology)
The Raven
The Premature Burial (w/ Ray Milland)
The Haunted Palace (this is really Lovecraft's "the Case of Charles Dexter Ward")
The Masque of the Red Death
The Tomb of Ligeia

A few other films--City Beneath the Sea (War-Gods of the Deep), Conquerer Worm (Witchfinder General), & The Oblong Box--were marketed by AIP as "Poe" films, but really aren't.

Okay - that's great! I've seen Usher, Pit, Raven and Masque, but I'm going to re-watch them now for sure!

[Goblin19]

House of Usher and Masque of Red Death jump to kind. House of Usher scared the crap out of me when I was as kid.

[Godzilla]

For what it is, I love the Raven.

[MysteryWho]

I'd have to say Pit and the Pendulum is my favorite, although Masque of the Red Death is pretty amazing. They all have their merit and interesting/enjoyable points to various degrees. I really enjoy Lorre in Tales of Terror and The Raven. One of my prized movie collectibles is an original Masque lobby card that I got Corman to sign a few years ago. It features Hazel Court drinking from a chalice at the altar of Satan!