TWO EVIL EYES George Romero and Dario Argento’s classic tale of horror and suspense gets the royal restoration treatment courtesy of Blue Underground Two Disc 4K UHD + Blu-ray Set Coming August 24th “Absolutely not for the squeamish… Romero and Argento fans are not likely to be disappointed by these…
Browsing: Edgar Allan Poe
THE BLOODY APE *** USA 1997 Dir: Kevin Crocker. 77 mins That sound you hear is Edgar Allan Poe turning (or, perhaps, wanking) in his grave at being credited for inspiring this horny, rough-and-ready Super 8 “homage” to the oft-filmed “Murders in the Rue Morgue”. You’ll know quite early on…
Severin Films are releasing Luigi Cozzi’s THE BLACK CAT on DVD and Blu-ray on 27th October. From Luigi Cozzi – the writer/director of STARCRASH, CONTAMINATION and PAGANINI HORROR – comes the over-the-top meta-shocker about a production company filming a new sequel to one of ‘70s Italian horror’s best-known classics and the…
The Masters of Modern Horror – George Romero and Dario Argento – bring you an unprecedented pair of shockers inspired by the tales of Edgar Allan Poe. In Romero’s The Facts In The Case Of Mr. Valdemar, a conniving wife (Adrienne Barbeau of THE FOG) and her lover use a…
Despite being the product of Roger Corman’s AIP exploitation studio, HOUSE OF USHER (1960) enjoys a high standing. But while the impact and cult status of Corman’s Edgar Allan Poe cycle is often discussed in histories of gothic, horror and exploitation cinema, no extended analysis and critical discussion has been…