The Masque of the Red Death

“It’s time for a new dance”

Nevermore!

Nevermore!

The Pit and the Pendulum

Which is what I want to call my pub. (Alas, I’m not the only one who’s thought of this.) Honestly, I’m still recovering from Van Diemen’s Land. Still loving the Corman/Poe awesomeness, but don’t have much to add to that… (Except possibly to say that at no point does any female character wear a negligee [...]

House of Usher

(I was considering a bad punning title, but I’ve decided to spare you, just this once) The EIFF’s Roger Corman retrospective kicked off with The Fall of the House of Usher, the first of his splendid Poe adaptations. It’s gloriously gothic stuff, in fabulous Color (not technically Technicolor, as that’s a trademark – the titles [...]