Best Edgar Allan Poe Movies
Edgar Allan Poe was the original master of horror; hundreds of movies have been based on his writing and he's featured as a character in many others. But how do they stack up?
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1
Pit and the Pendulum
A torture chamber and Vincent Price as a mad sadist equals Poe perfection, camp variety. 115 157
A torture chamber and Vincent Price as a mad sadist equals Poe perfection, camp variety. 115 157
2
The Fall of the House of Usher
Roger Corman's haunting first Poe picture features a strikingly somber Vincent Price. 98 146
Roger Corman's haunting first Poe picture features a strikingly somber Vincent Price. 98 146
3
The Masque of the Red Death
Decadent arisocrats try to cheat death in the most laish of the Corman-Price Poe movies. 73 141
Decadent arisocrats try to cheat death in the most laish of the Corman-Price Poe movies. 73 141
5
Vincent
Tim Burton's clay-animated short, narrated by Vincent Price, is the perfect tribute to Poe and Poe fans. 35 115
Tim Burton's clay-animated short, narrated by Vincent Price, is the perfect tribute to Poe and Poe fans. 35 115
6
Castle of Blood
Poe himself challenges a skeptic to brave a haunted house in this atmopheric gothic chiller. 21 111
Poe himself challenges a skeptic to brave a haunted house in this atmopheric gothic chiller. 21 111
7
Witchfinder General
A tale of real-life 17th-century horror worthy of EAP, starring Poe-meister Vincent Price, hence its Poe-derived US release title, The Conqueror Worm. 16 114
A tale of real-life 17th-century horror worthy of EAP, starring Poe-meister Vincent Price, hence its Poe-derived US release title, The Conqueror Worm. 16 114
9
Spirits of the Dead
Federico Fellini turns a little know Poe piece into a 1960s Europop nightmare of alienation, despair and madness. 3 101
Federico Fellini turns a little know Poe piece into a 1960s Europop nightmare of alienation, despair and madness. 3 101




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