Premature Burial (1962) 6.5
An artist grows distant from his new wife as an irrational horror of premature burial consumes him. Director:Roger Corman |
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Premature Burial (1962) 6.5
An artist grows distant from his new wife as an irrational horror of premature burial consumes him. Director:Roger Corman |
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Guy Carrell
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| Hazel Court | ... |
Emily Gault
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| Richard Ney | ... |
Miles Archer
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Heather Angel | ... |
Kate Carrell
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| Alan Napier | ... |
Dr. Gideon Gault
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John Dierkes | ... |
Sweeney
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| Dick Miller | ... |
Mole
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Clive Halliday | ... |
Judson
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Brendan Dillon | ... |
Minister
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Emily Gault arrives at the Carrell mansion determined to rekindle an old relationship with Guy Carrell, despite the disapproval of his sister, Kate. Guy overcomes his all-consuming fear of being buried alive long enough to marry Emily but soon becomes obsessed again, building a crypt designed to guarantee that he will not fall prey to his most dreaded nightmare. Trying to prove that he has been cured of his phobia, he opens his father's tomb and is shocked into a catatonic state. His worst fears are realized as he is lowered into a grave and covered over, apparently never to learn that the treachery of someone very dear to him was directly responsible for his predicament. Written by Doug Sederberg <vornoff@sonic.net>
With Vincent Price busy elsewhere, Roger Corman shoveled the dirt on Ray Milland for this adaptation of Poe's "The Premature Burial." A bit too mature for the role, Milland nonetheless gives a good account of himself as an artist convinced that he'll meet the same fate as many of his ancestors by being buried alive. This movie offers some fairly useful tips for those who have a similar fear, but after watching it you might agree with me that cremation is the way to go.
Corman keeps things nice and creepy throughout, and your skin is sure to crawl at the appropriate moments. This is no match for the director's magnificent "Pit and the Pendulum," but it's an above-average horror flick recommended for everyone but the ghouls employed in the funeral industry.