Roger Corman on Edgar Allan Poe
Roger Corman talks with the British Film Institute about Edgar Allan Poe and his film adaptations of Poe’s works.
An Evening With Edgar Allan Poe
In time for Edgar Allan Poe’s birthday, “An Evening With Edgar Allan Poe” starring Vincent Price!
Roger Corman, Vincent Price and William Shatner Talk Film
Some interviews with Roger Corman on his birthday. Roger Corman and Vincent Price talk about horror films with Elwy Yost on Saturday Night at the Movies. Corman and William Shatner discuss The Intruder. And Corman discusses film history and filmmaking–with some clips from his films.
“Hey, Oscar Wilde!”
Hey Oscar Wilde has a nice gallery of Meghan Murphy’s classic author illustrations, including HP Lovecraft, Mary Shelley and Jules Verne. (Thanks, Humash!)
The Tell-Tale Heart, 1953
The 1953 animated version of The Tell-Tale Heart, narrated by James Mason. According to Open Culture, it received an X rating in the UK and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in the US. (Thanks, Kate Laity!)
“It is the Beating of His Hideous Heart.”
On the anniversary of Edgar Allan Poe’s death, here are some adaptations of The Tell-Tale Heart: a performance by Vincent Price, an animated short, a reading for Massachusetts cable access and a short film.
The Cultural Gutter 