Six Gothic Tales

From the Merchant of Menace, Vincent Price, and the King of the Bs, Roger Corman, come Six Gothic tales inspired by the pen of Edgar Allan Poe. In The Fall of the House of Usher, a young man learns of a family curse that threatens his happiness with his bride-to-be. In The Pit and the Pendulum, a brother investigates the untimely death of sister, played by Barbara Steele. Tales of Terror adapts three Poe classics, Morella, The Black Cat and The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar, each starring a horror icon. The Raven is a comic take on the famous poem concerning three rival magicians. In The Haunted Palace, a newcomer in a New England town is suspected of being a warlock. And in The Tomb of Ligeia, filmed in Norfolk and at Stonehenge, a widower's upcoming marriage plans are thwarted by his dead first wife. The six films boast a remarkable cast list: not just Price and Steele, but also Boris Karloff, Peter Lorre, Lon Chaney Jr, Basil and a very young Jack Nicholson. Adapted for the screen by Richard Matheson and Robert Towne, these Six Gothic Tales now rank as classic examples of sixties horror cinema. SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS: High Definition Blu-ray presentation of all six features Original uncompressed mono PCM Audio for all films Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for all films Trailers for each film Reversible sleeves featuring original and newly commissioned artwork for all filmsTHE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHERAudio commentary with director and producer Roger CormanAn interview with director Joe DanteInterview with author Jonathan RigbyVideo essay by critic and filmmaker David Cairns examining Corman s film in relation to Poe's storyArchival interview with Vincent PriceTHE PIT AND THE PENDULUMAudio commentary with director and producer Roger CormanAudio commentary by critic Tim LucasA new making of documentary featuring Roger Corman, star Barbara Steele, Victoria Price and more!Shot in 1968 to pad out the film for the longer TV time slot, this scene features star Luana AndersPrice reads a selection of Poe's classic stories before a live audienceTALES OF TERRORAn hour-long documentary on Roger Corman featuring contributions from James Cameron, Martin Scorsese and Ron HowardCritic and novelist Anne Billson discusses the contributions of our feline friends to genre cinemaThe Black Cat, a 1993 short film adaptation of Poe's classic tale directed by Rob Green (The Bunker)THE RAVENPeter Lorre: The Double Face, Harun Farocki s 1984 documentary, subtitled in English for the first timeAn interview with the legendary novelist and screenwriter Richard MathesonAn interview with Roger Corman about making The RavenThe Trick, a short film about rival magicians by Rob Green (The Bunker)Promotional RecordStills and Poster GalleryTHE HAUNTED PALACEAudio commentary by Vincent Price s biographer David Del Valle and Ron Chaney, grandson of Lon Chaney, JrKim Newman on H.P. LovecraftAn interview with Roger CormanStills and Poster GalleryTHE TOMB OF LIGEIAAudio commentary by director and producer Roger CormanAudio commentary by star Elizabeth ShepherdAll-new interviews with cast and crew