Edgar Allen Poe - A List
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- DirectorD.W. GriffithStarsHenry B. WalthallSpottiswoode AitkenBlanche SweetPrevented from dating his sweetheart by his uncle, a young man turns his thoughts to murder.
- DirectorCharles BrabinStarsHenry B. WalthallWarda HowardErnest MaupainEdgar Allan Poe, while at college, incurs many debts and is sent home in disgrace. He is ordered from the house by his father. Shortly after, he marries, and tries to make a living by writing, but is a failure financially. His wife dies because he is unable to furnish her with even the bare necessities of life. He is plunged into great grief and despair. All night he sits brooding over his loss. Through his distorted imagination he sees the ominous raven enter his chamber and croak gloomy forebodings. The spirit of his wife also appears and finally he himself dies, and is wafted to heights supernal, where he is united with his "Lenore."
- DirectorRoger CormanStarsVincent PriceMark DamonMyrna FaheyUpon 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 PriceMaggie PierceLeona GageThree 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 PricePeter LorreBoris KarloffA magician, who has been turned into a raven, turns to a former sorcerer for help.
- DirectorRoger CormanStarsVincent PriceDebra PagetLon Chaney Jr.Charles Dexter Ward arrives at a small village to visit the house he inherited from his ancestor who died there 100 years ago.Actually an adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft's The Case of Charles Dexter Ward.
- DirectorRoger CormanStarsVincent PriceElizabeth ShepherdJohn WestbrookA man's obsession with his dead wife drives a wedge between him and his new bride.
- DirectorRoger CormanStarsVincent PriceHazel CourtJane AsherA European prince terrorizes the local peasantry while using his castle as a refuge against the "Red Death" plague that stalks the land.
- DirectorJuan López MoctezumaStarsClaudio BrookArthur HanselEllen ShermanThe 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.
- DirectorLarry BrandStarsPatrick MacneeAdrian PaulClare HoakWith a deadly plague ravaging his Renaissance kingdom, Prince Prospero invites his friends to retire to the protection of his castle for ongoing revels, leaving the peasantry to die. But fate is not so easily escaped by the debauched nobility.
- DirectorLuigi CozziStarsFlorence GuérinUrbano BarberiniCaroline MunroAn actress starts seeing visions of a witch character called Levana, which she's supposed to play in an upcoming horror movie, and slowly begins to discover a supernatural plot against her life.
- DirectorJim WynorskiStarsNicole EggertDavid McCallumChristopher HalstedLoosely based on the short story by Edgar Allan Poe, a witch is sent to death, only to try & return from the grave, seventeen years later, to possess her daughter's adult body.
- DirectorDario ArgentoGeorge A. RomeroStarsAdrienne BarbeauHarvey KeitelRamy ZadaA 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.
- DirectorStuart GordonStarsLance HenriksenStephen LeeWilliam NorrisHorror film set in 1492 Toledo, Spain, depicting the cruel deeds of a monk named Torquemada, Grand Inquisitor of the Spanish Inquisition.
- DirectorJulie TaymorStarsMichael J. AndersonMireille MosséTom HewittA crippled dwarf is forced to become jester to a tyrannical king, but when the king abuses a beautiful dwarf with whom the jester is in love the jester plots a terrible revenge.
- StarsChristopher LeeGraham ArmitageIan PatonHorror stories by Edgar Allen Poe dramatized and introduced by horror actor Sir Christopher Lee.
- DirectorRussel LeesStarsWilliam S. BurroughsJack AngelRyan CutronaInspired by Poe's stories of the macabre, the game follows an unnamed protagonist, who's suffering from surreal nightmares. He's about to witness tragic events involving his brother Henry, Henry's fiancee Elise and his disapproving uncle.
- DirectorGeorge HighamStarsRobert DaleLuke HowardTilly HowardA lone figure on a journey through a nightmarish landscape in order to be re-united with his lost love.
- DirectorJurgen HeimannStarsConnie AnglandMike ElizaldeNicholas J. EspostoThe PUPHEDZ perform a take on Edgar Allen Poe's, "The Tell-Tale Heart," an account of a young man driven to madness by an unnatural, torturous obsession with the deformed eye of the old man with whom he lives. WARNING - Contains bloody puppet violence.
- DirectorJan SvankmajerStarsJan TrískaPavel LiskaAnna GeislerováA man takes up residence with a mysterious marquis and is soon persuaded to enter into an asylum for preventative therapy. Things are not what they seem, and the marquis may be even more sinister than what the young man may've predicted.
- DirectorPeter BradleyStarsJenny GuyLouis MorabitoMichael G. SayersWriter/director Peter Bradley brings Edgar Allan Poe's classic horror poem,THE RAVEN, to chilling life in a faithful, word-for-word adaption. Based not completely in reality, but not completely in fantasy, one man's self-induced torture over the loss of his lover manifests itself and pushes him over the edge of sanity. This stylized piece captures the twisted, tortured world of Poe in a simple, yet highly detailed way that has to be seen and heard to be believed.
- DirectorMarc LougeeStarsPeter CugnoRediscovers a tale of judgment, condemnation, hope, faith and redemption.
- DirectorStuart GordonStarsElyse LevesqueJeffrey CombsAron TagerThe Black Cat, set in 1840 Philadelphia, has the great writer Edgar Allan Poe, struggling with alcoholism, writers block, as well as being out of ideas, short on cash, and tormented by his wife Virginia's black cat that will either destroy his life or inspire him to write one of his most famous stories.
- DirectorMichael StainingerStarsWes BentleyKaitlin DoubledaySofya SkyaAn engaged writer falls under the spell of a mysterious temptress who steals souls.
- DirectorSpike CarpenterStarsAndrew J. TornowAllan Joseph-GentleMegan CaptaineA silent film adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's immortal tale 'The Gold Bug.' The finding of a gold scarab beetle and Captain William Kidd's treasure map leads William Legrand into an obsessed delirium.
- DirectorSimone BarbettiAngelo CapassoBruno Di MarcelloStarsMariano ApreaLaura GiganteGiovanni Morassutti15 international directors reunite to re-tell Edgar Allan Poe's most popular terror tales.
- DirectorThad CiechanowskiStarsDavid BielewiczRon GielarowskiWilliam HoldenMontressor embarks on a mission of vengeance against an adversary, Fortunato, who crosses the line with an insult. Montressor lures him deep into his family catacombs with promises a very hard to get 'amontillado'. Fortunato, a wine connoisseur takes the bait and goes down into the darkness with his friend only to meet a horrible fate. Based on the Edgar Allan Poe classic.
- DirectorJohnny BonesTony Baez MilanAaron J. SheltonStarsAlexander AloiKeaghlan AshleyTravis AyersEdgar Allan Poe. For nearly two hundred years his stories of the macabre have shocked and terrified audiences. And now, inspired by five of Poe's most terrifying tales, five filmmakers have banded together to create the ultimate tribute to the master: Edgar Allan Poe's Requiem For The Damned - featuring adaptations of : The Fall of the House of Usher, The Pit and the Pendulum, The Black Cat, The Tell-Tale Heart, The Murders in the Rue Morgue.
- DirectorAngelo CapassoGiuseppe CapassoDomiziano CristopharoStarsCristiano MorroniDario BianconeAngelo CampusFollowing up the successful "P.O.E.: Poetry of Eerie", some of the original filmmakers regrouped for this newest experiment which aims to bring the tales of Edgar Allen Poe to life through the distinct lens of Italian horror with spoken English. While the original film's focus was the poetic and macabre dimension of the infamous Boston author, this sequel focuses instead on the bloody, violent and disturbing. Stories include 'The Pit and the Pendulum', 'Solo', 'Loss of Breath', 'The Murders in the Rue Morgue', 'The Tell-Tale Heart', 'The System of Dr. Tar and Prof. Feather', and 'The Premature Burial'... Like you've never seen before!
- DirectorJames McTeigueStarsJohn CusackAlice EveLuke EvansWhen a madman begins committing horrific murders inspired by Edgar Allan Poe's works, a young Baltimore detective joins forces with Poe to stop him from making his stories a reality.
- DirectorRaul GarciaStarsChristopher LeeBela LugosiJulian SandsAn animated anthology of five tales adapted from Edgar Allan Poe's stories.
- DirectorFrancesco CampaniniRicky CarusoDomiziano CristopharoStarsWayne AbbruscatoGabriele ArenaRene Salazar BatistaIn this award-winning anthology, several international directors take on the most macabre stories of all, from the master of horror, Edgar Allen Poe.
- DirectorBrad AndersonStarsKate BeckinsaleJim SturgessDavid ThewlisAn Oxford graduate takes up a job in a mental asylum, only to discover that the "revolutionary" new treatments are inhumane, and that there is more going on than meets the eye.
- DirectorAndrea AsteAlessandro BassoDomiziano CristopharoStarsDomiziano CristopharoRoberta GemmaViktor Karam209 slutty, slutty years ago, Edgar Allan Hoe made a vow to stay true to himself, joining a society called "Literhairy Analycists." After a night of unexpected "rambunciousity," Hoe realizes quills aren't the only thing to tickle the mind.
- DirectorBenjamin CooperStarsVernon WellsMatt O'NeillRachel RileyMarooned on a remote peninsula and haunted by frightening specters, a young man must confront the grotesque denizens of the night, or heed the Lighthouse Keeper's cryptic warning to, 'Always keep a light burning!'
- DirectorBrace BeltempoDomiziano CristopharoChris MilewskiStarsChiara PavoniStefano SalaAndrea AutulloA bloody, violent and disturbing retelling of Edgar Allan Poe's tale.
- DirectorJohan VandewoestijneStarsIgnace PaepeSharon SlosseSteve Van NuffelThe brides is a feature film set in the mid 50's in Western Europe. It's the story about the last months of the writer Edgar Allan Poe but in the film he's called Edgar Clemm. Besides his work in the macabre the story faces also the mystery about his disappearance a week before his death.
- DirectorStephen CooksonStarsHugh SkinnerSteven BerkoffDudley SuttonSteven Berkoff's own feature length interpretation of Edgar Allan Poe's original short story about a servant who plots to murder his master because of his 'vulture' eye.
- DirectorRobert EggersStarsRobert PattinsonWillem DafoeValeriia KaramanTwo lighthouse keepers try to maintain their sanity while living on a remote and mysterious New England island in the 1890s.
- DirectorPatrick PicardStarsLiam AikenJoe AdlerAnnalise BassoStrange events plague a young man when he's summoned to the secluded home of a wealthy childhood friend and his twin sister.
- DirectorRon FordStarsRon FordPatrick TreadwayMore than a dozen animations in various lengths and styles, all made single-handedly in Ron Ford's kitchen.
- DirectorChristopher HattonStarsMelanie ZanettiWilliam MoseleyKate DickieWest Point cadet Edgar Allan Poe and four other cadets on a training exercise in upstate New York are drawn by a gruesome discovery into a forgotten community.
- DirectorScott CooperStarsChristian BaleHarry MellingSimon McBurneyA world-weary detective is hired to investigate the murder of a West Point cadet. Stymied by the cadets' code of silence, he enlists one of their own to help unravel the case - a young man the world would come to know as Edgar Allan Poe.
- CreatorMike FlanaganStarsCarla GuginoBruce GreenwoodMary McDonnellSiblings Roderick and Madeline Usher have built a pharmaceutical company into an empire of wealth, privilege and power; however, secrets come to light when the heirs to the Usher dynasty start dying.