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Vincent Price in Six Gothic Tales

Tales of Terror - MGM 2000 DVD ( USA) The Pit and the Pendulum - MGM 2001 DVD ( USA) The Fall of the House of Usher - MGM 2001 DVD ( USA) The Haunted Palace / The Tower of London - MGM 2003 DVD ( USA) The Comedy of Terrors / The Raven - MGM 2003 DVD ( USA) The Tomb of Ligeia / An Evening of Edgar Allan Poe - MGM 2003 DVD ( USA) The Raven - MGM 2003 DVD ( United Kingdom) The Fall of the House of Usher / The Pit and the Pendulum - MGM 2005 DVD ( USA) The Fall of the House of Usher - Arrow Video 2013 Blu-ray ( United Kingdom) The Vincent Price Collection - Scream Factory 2013 Blu-ray ( USA) The Pit and the Pendulum - Arrow Video 2014 Blu-ray ( United Kingdom) The Vincent Price Collection II - Scream Factory 2014 Blu-ray ( USA) Vincent Price in Six Gothic Tales - Arrow Video 2014 Blu-ray ( United Kingdom) The Haunted Palace - Arrow Video 2015 Blu-ray ( United Kingdom) The Tomb of Ligeia - Arrow Video 2015 Blu-ray ( United Kingdom) The Raven - Arrow Video 2015 Blu-ray ( United Kingdom) Tales of Terror - Arrow Video 2015 Blu-ray ( United Kingdom) Tales of Terror - Kino 2015 Blu-ray ( USA) The Vincent Price Collection - Scream Factory 2020 Blu-ray ( USA) The Raven - Kino 2021 Blu-ray ( USA) The Tomb of Ligeia - Kino 2021 Blu-ray ( USA)
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  • Release Date: Monday, 08 December 2014
  • Country of Release: United Kingdom
  • MSRP: $59.97
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The Fall of the House of Usher | The Pit and the Pendulum | Tales of Terror | The Raven | The Haunted Palace | The Tomb of Ligeia
Licensor Information
MGM Home Entertainment
Directed by: Roger Corman

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.

  • Year: 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964
  • Time: 79 | 80 | 89 | 86 | 87 | 82 min.

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Release Information:

Technical Specifications

Format:
Blu-ray
Discs:
BD-50 (6 Discs)
Total: 6 Discs
Regions:
B (Blu-ray)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35:1
Audio Options:
English PCM Mono 1.0
Resolution:
1080p/24
Subtitles:
English

Supplements

Types of Supplements Included: Audio Commentary, Interview, Video Essay, Theatrical Trailer, Deleted Scenes, Isolated Score or Effects, Documentary, Gallery, Booklet, Short Film, Promotional Spot, Television Program
  • Audio commentary with director and producer Roger Corman
  • Interview with director and former Corman apprentice Joe Dante
  • Interview with author and Gothic horror expert Jonathan Rigby
  • Through the Pale Door: A Specially-commissioned video essay by critic and filmmaker David Cairns examining Corman's film in relation to Poe's story
  • Archival interview with Vincent Price
  • Original Trailer
  • Optional Isolated Music and Effects Track
  • Audio Commentary By Producer/Director Roger Corman
  • Audio commentary by critic Tim Lucas
  • Behind the Swinging Blade - A new documentary on the making of The Pit and the Pendulum featuring Roger Corman, star Barbara Steele, Vincent Price's daughter Victoria Price and more!
  • Rare Prologue
  • An Evening of Edgar Allan Poe with Vincent Price [52 mins] - Price reads a selection of Poe's classic stories before a live audience, including The Tell-Tale Heart, The Sphinx, The Cask of Amontillado and The Pit and the Pendulum (with optional SDH subtitles)
  • Theatrical Trailer for The Pit And The Pendulum
  • The Directors: Roger Corman, an hour-long documentary on the filmmaker featuring contributions from James Cameron, Martin Scorsese and Ron Howard
  • Cats in Horror Films, critic and novelist Anne Billson discusses the contributions of our feline friends to genre cinema
  • The Black Cat, a 1993 short film adaptation of Poe's classic tale directed by Rob Green (The Bunker)
  • Kim Newman on Edgar Allan Poe, the novelist and critic looks at Poe s influence on the big screen
  • Original Theatrical Trailer
  • Peter Lorre: The Double Face, Harun Farocki's 1984 documentary, subtitled in English for the first time
  • Richard Matheson Storyteller: The Raven
  • Corman's Comedy of Poe
  • The Trick, a short film about rival magicians by Rob Green (The Bunker)
  • Promotional Record
  • Still Gallery For The Raven
  • Theatrical Trailer For The Raven
  • Optional isolated music and effects track
  • Audio commentary by Vincent Price s biographer David Del Valle and writer Derek Botelho
  • Kim Newman on H.P. Lovecraft, a look at the relationship between Lovecraft and the cinema, and the challenges of adapting his work
  • A Change of Poe – An Interview With Producer/Director Roger Corman
  • Stills and Poster Gallery
  • Theatrical Trailer For The Haunted Palace
  • Collector s booklet containing new writing on the film by Roger Luckhurst, illustrated with original archive stills
  • Audio Commentary By Producer/Director Roger Corman
  • NEW Audio Commentary With Elizabeth Shepherd
  • All-new interviews with crew members including cowriter/production assistant Paul Mayersberg, first assistant director David Tringham, clapper loader Bob Jordan and composer Kenneth V. Jones
  • Theatrical Trailer For The Tomb Of Ligeia
  • Collector's book containing new writing the films, an interview with Roger Corman, extracts from Vincent Price's autobiography and full reproductions of tie-in comic books for Tales of Terror, The Raven and The Tomb of Ligeia

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