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Warning: Any film adaptation of The Black Cat will probably contain animal cruelty. Some of the older ones might contain real animal cruelty.
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- DirectorHenri DesfontainesStarsColonna Romano
- DirectorRoger CormanStarsVincent PriceElizabeth ShepherdJohn WestbrookA man's obsession with his dead wife drives a wedge between him and his new bride.
- DirectorDario ArgentoGeorge A. RomeroStarsAdrienne BarbeauHarvey KeitelRamy ZadaA duo of Edgar Allan Poe adaptations about a greedy wife's attempt to embezzle her dying husband's fortune, and a sleazy reporter's adoption of a strange black cat.
- DirectorStuart GordonStarsLance HenriksenStephen LeeWilliam NorrisHorror film set in 1492 Toledo, Spain, depicting the cruel deeds of a monk named Torquemada, Grand Inquisitor of the Spanish Inquisition.
- DirectorMichael CuestaStarsJosh LucasLena HeadeyBrian CoxA man's newly transplanted heart leads him on a dangerous journey to find out who murdered its donor.
- DirectorAlbert S. RogellStarsBasil RathboneHugh HerbertBroderick CrawfordElderly Henrietta Winslow lives in an isolated mansion with her housekeeper and beloved cats. As her health fails, her greedy relatives gather in anticipation of her death.
- DirectorAntonio MargheritiStarsAnthony FranciosaMichèle MercierKlaus KinskiThe journalist Alan Foster makes a bet than he can spend one night at the haunted Blackwood Castle. As he learns, the rumors of ghosts at the castle are indeed true. On All Soul's Eve the ghosts of the castle search for blood to tide them over for another year. In the castle Foster meet and fall in love with Elizabeth Blackwood.
- DirectorAlan BirkinshawStarsOliver ReedDonald PleasenceRomy WalthallAn engaged couple going to the man's uncle's house get into a car accident. The woman becomes trapped in the house with deranged residents and weird happenings.
- DirectorKen RussellStarsJames JohnstonElize Tribble RussellMarie FindleyRock star Roddy Usher's wife is murdered and Rod is sent to a lunatic asylum in this gothic-comedy-horror-musical.
- DirectorGil Cates Jr.StarsNeil Patrick HarrisJessica CapshawHoward Hesseman"The Mesmerist" is a twisted black comedy about a doctor who convinces a dying man's family to allow him to put the man in a trance and what happens when he descends into the after-world
- DirectorMarc LougeeStarsPeter CugnoRediscovers a tale of judgment, condemnation, hope, faith and redemption.
- DirectorChristopher Di NunzioStarsFiore LeoLeighsa BurginWilliam BloomfieldA man becomes possessed by his wife's eyes and struggles to cope with the evil that comes over him.
- DirectorRyan CultreraStarsVincent PriceAriel ToddAri McKay WilfordIn a new twist on the classic tale by Edgar Allen Poe: Allen is a notorious 1920's outlaw, haunted by a cowardly choice to leave his partner in crime, Lenore, dying so that he may flee capture. His soul shall be lifted nevermore.
- DirectorGuido M. CoscinoStarsMarco FumarolaNicolò MarinoAngelo LibriMan of strong philosophical mind, Mr. Valdemar did not scruple when on his deathbed wrote to Mr. P. trusting in his mesmeric practices. What happened next was the subject of rumors and secrets that bring the story of Mr. Valdemar far from his bed and from the truth.
- DirectorAnnie AizieuStarsJean GiraudeauBernard DemignyA man approaching his thirties works as a weaver for an old man with whom he has lived since the age of fourteen. His host mistreats him and the young man having complained about this outside, the old man slaps him and overwhelms him with reproaches. Unable to bear it any longer, the weaver thinks of killing him in his sleep.
- DirectorLuke BrownStarsEric HolmAlex NeedhamElliot EustisAn tormented butler plots the demise of his master and his "evil eye."
- DirectorRoger CormanStarsVincent PriceMark DamonMyrna FaheyUpon entering his fiancée's family mansion, a man discovers a savage family curse and fears that his future brother-in-law has entombed his bride-to-be prematurely.
- StarsDavid BuckMark MossFreddie Jones"Mystery and Imagination" was a UK hosted horror anthology series running from 1966 until 1970 with host David Buck as "Richard Beckett". who was a romantic young Victorian adventurer always had a tale to tell.
- DirectorKenneth JohnsonStarsVincent Price"An Evening of Edgar Allan Poe" sees Vincent Price reciting four Edgar Allen Poe stories: The Tell-Tale Heart, The Sphinx, The Cask of Amontillado, and The Pit and the Pendulum.
- StarsChristopher LeeGraham ArmitageIan PatonHorror stories by Edgar Allen Poe dramatized and introduced by horror actor Sir Christopher Lee.
- DirectorJean EpsteinStarsJean DebucourtMarguerite GanceCharles LamyAllan visits the sinister Usher family mansion, where his friend Roderick is painting a portrait of his sickly wife Madeline. The portrait seems to be draining the life out of Madeline, slowly leading to her death.
- DirectorJames Sibley WatsonMelville WebberStarsHerbert SternHildegarde WatsonMelville WebberAn avant-garde take on Poe's classic story of a traveller taking shelter at a household under a mysterious curse.
- DirectorCharles KleinLeon ShamroyStarsOtto MatiesonWilliam HerfordHans FuerbergAn expressionistic film based on Poe's story, about a murderer and his mental breakdown.
- DirectorTed ParmeleeStarsJames MasonJack MatherA madman tells his tale of murder, and how a strange beating sound haunted him afterward.
- DirectorIvan BarnettStarsGwen WatfordKaye TendeterIrving Steen1950. Horror. A traveller arrives at Usher mansion to visit his friend Roderick (Kaye Tendeter) and discovers that Roderick and his sister (Gwen Watford) have been inflicted with a strange disease.
- DirectorAntonio MargheritiSergio CorbucciStarsBarbara SteeleGeorges RivièreMargrete RobsahmA journalist takes a bet that he can spend the night in a haunted castle on All Hallow's Eve. During his stay, he bears witness to the castle's gruesome past coming to life before him, and falls in love with a beautiful female ghost.
- DirectorAlan BirkinshawStarsFrank StalloneBrenda VaccaroHerbert LomLovely photographer Rebecca winds up in a Bavarian castle at a "Masque of the Red Death" party hosted by the wealthy Ludwig. Mayhem ensues as assorted Poe story devices start doing away with the guests.
- DirectorLarry BrandStarsPatrick MacneeAdrian PaulClare HoakWith a deadly plague ravaging his Renaissance kingdom, Prince Prospero invites his friends to retire to the protection of his castle for ongoing revels, leaving the peasantry to die. But fate is not so easily escaped by the debauched nobility.
- DirectorRoger CormanStarsVincent PriceMaggie PierceLeona GageThree tales of terror involve a grieving widower and the daughter he abandoned; a drunkard and his wife's black cat; and a hypnotist who prolongs the moment of a man's death.
- DirectorHarold HoffmanStarsRobert FrostRobyn BakerSadie FrenchA mentally unbalanced man is obsessed with the idea that a black cat is possessed. He tortures and kills it. Later, he comes to believe that the cat has returned from the dead to kill him.
- DirectorRob GreenStarsDavid KincaidClive PerrottMark WebbThe story takes place in a prison where a prisoner tells the tale of how he killed his wife to an inquisitor. He claims that he was driven to do the crime by the presence of her evil, satanic black cat...
- DirectorSerge RodnunskyStarsStephanie LeonShaun KurtzShawna EricksonA detective begins to question her own sanity as she gets deeper and deeper in to the investigation of a woman and child's disappearance, seemingly at the hands of the husband, a man tormented by the memory of a black cat.
- DirectorJonathan RinzlerStarsMark BarbolakTom FiskeThe horrifying 150-year-old mystery of Edgar Allan Poe's perverse masterpiece--solved at last! Legendary detective C. Auguste Dupin matches wits with mastermind Prisoner X. After several brutal crimes have been committed, Dupin must reveal whether the perpetrator is an insane victim of the supernatural--or a psychotic genius. Elegant visuals and haunting melodies intertwine to breathe new life into an eerie tale of rotting flesh.
- DirectorRichard OswaldStarsAnita BerberConrad VeidtReinhold SchünzelA demon, a reaper, and the ghost of a prostitute read gothic short stories and act them out.
- DirectorRoger CormanStarsVincent PriceHazel CourtJane AsherA European prince terrorizes the local peasantry while using his castle as a refuge against the "Red Death" plague that stalks the land.
- DirectorGianni HoepliUbaldo MagnaghiStarsLav KamenarovicGino EprisiCarlo BissiA doctor performs an experiment on a dying man by placing him under hypnosis on his deathbed.
- DirectorMohy QuandourStarsRobert Walker Jr.Cesar RomeroTom DrakePoe's fiance, Lenore, falls into a coma and is taken for dead. She is rescued at the last possible moment from being buried alive, but the experience has driven her insane. On the advice of his friend, Dr. Forrest, Poe commits Lenore to the asylum run by Dr. Grimaldi. On a visit to the asylum, Poe and Forrest sense that something strange is going on, and decide to sneak back in after dark and investigate.
- DirectorJean-Loup FelicioliAlain GagnolFabrice Luang-VijaA feature anthology of six animated short films based on famous horror stories by H.P. Lovecraft, Edgar Allan Poe, William Tenn, Laura Kasischke, Jean Ray, and brothers Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm.
- DirectorFred Olen RayStarsBrinke StevensJan-Michael VincentJohn Henry RichardsonA woman has nightmares of being buried alive which somehow awakens a long-repressed enity inside her while her greedy, cheating husband plots to murder her for her money.
- DirectorScott MansfieldStarsRobert E. ReynoldsMichael SollazzoFrom master storyteller Edgar Allan Poe, this stunning adaptation brings to life what is perhaps Poe?s best known short story. Murder, madness and betrayal from within interweave in this fascinating study into the mind of one driven by his won demons to take the life of another.
- DirectorJesús FrancoStarsCharlie S. ChaplinLina RomayWilliam BergerThe mountains of the South Asian country are covered with dense rainforest. A cobra, scorpions and other jungle creatures infest the jungle floor as Machado cuts his way through the undergrowth toward a gold mine.
- DirectorPhil M. NoirStarsFarrahSindee CoxxKaitlyn Ashley
- DirectorJan SvankmajerStarsVáclav BorovickaJuraj HerzIvan KrausCompilation of some of the early shorts of acclaimed Czech animator Jan Svankmajer.
- DirectorJeff HoffmanStarsJohn FavaJames R. TaberRonald Roberts
- DirectorGeoffrey CianiChristian TwisteStarsPaul BoccadoroDavid F. CressmanJohn Cusumano'I have a tale to tell in its own essence rife with horror-I would suppress it were it not a record more of feelings than of facts.' Edgar Allan Poe begins his chilling story of love and betrayal between two cousins, now told anew in this unique film adaptation.
- DirectorJeff FrentzenUlli LommelStarsJillian SwansonJack QuinnVictoria UllmannA classic horror from Edgar Allan Poe brought to life through the eyes of Horror Master Ulli Lommel!
- DirectorGareth NichollsStarsGareth NichollsIn the heart of a bustling city, a wealthy recluse hides behind a barricade of bolted doors and blacked-out windows. His only companion is a private nurse, entrusted with taking care of him. After many months of confinement, suspicion and resentment grow between the pair until the nurse hatches a foolproof plan to dispose of his patient. When the deed is done, the silence of the seemingly empty house is quickly shattered by a curious thumping beneath the floorboards... Poe's gripping tale of murder in the dark is performed by one actor who shares the stage with a sound artist creating totally live effects and music. Every heartbeat, every ticking deathwatch beetle, every bump in the night will happen right before your ears in this brand new adaptation of Poe's mini-masterpiece.
- DirectorCesare CivitaAlberto MondadoriMario MonicelliStarsG. BuschiG. CartaG. PedriniA madman is so obsessed by the protruding eye of the old man with whom he lives that he plots to murder him.
- DirectorBrian Desmond HurstStarsNorman DrydenJohn KeltYolande TerrellA young man is driven mad by his obsession with the repulsive diseased eye of the old man who cares for him.
- DirectorFrank WisbarStarsBasil CunardStuart LathamErnest Milton
- DirectorCastleton KnightStarsCastleton KnightA man listening to Rachmoninoff's 'Prelude' dreams he is the victim of premature burial.
- DirectorCurtis HarringtonStarsCurtis HarringtonRobert MacleayTHE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER is the original film (made by Curtis Harrington when he was in high school) from which USHER is based.
- DirectorFederico FelliniLouis MalleRoger VadimStarsJane FondaBrigitte BardotAlain DelonA trio of Edgar Allan Poe adaptations about a cruel countess haunted by her cousin's stallion, a sadistic soldier haunted by his doppelgänger, and an alcoholic actor haunted by the Devil.
- DirectorFederico FelliniStarsTerence StampMonica PardoAnne ToniettiDuring a trip to Rome, a debauched Shakespearian actor is tormented by fans, the press, the Italian film industry and the Devil - who appears as a little girl seeking to collect his head.
- DirectorRoger CormanStarsRay MillandHazel CourtRichard NeyAn artist grows distant from his new wife as an irrational horror of premature burial consumes him.
- DirectorBranko RanitovicPavao StalterAn animated adaptation of Poe's famous short story: "Mask of the Red Death"
- DirectorEnrique CarrerasStarsNarciso Ibáñez MentaOsvaldo PachecoInés MorenoAn anthology film of two classic tales from Edgar Allan Poe. A re-edited and dubbed version of Masterworks of Terror (1960) for American cinemas.