"Director: Roger Corman"

• The Haunted Palace | Blu Ray | (23/02/2015) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Although recognised as part of Roger Corman’s Edgar Allan Poe cycle (its title comes from a Poe poem) The Haunted Palace has a much more significant place in film history for being the first high-profile adaptation of the work of H.P. Lovecraft in this case his novella The Case of Charles Dexter Ward. Ward is one of two characters played by Vincent Price the other being Ward’s great-great-grandfather Joseph Curwen burned as a warlock 110 years before. When Ward returns to the village of Arkham to reclaim the family mansion his striking resemblance to his ancestor is just the first of many macabre events that proceed to unfold including the screen debut of Lovecraft’s legendary Necronomicon. As before Corman and his team worked wonders with their modest budget with Daniel Haller’s sets amongst the most elaborate in all the Poe cycle enhanced by genuinely creepy moments such as the crowd of deformed villagers still living under Curwen’s curse.

• Von Richthofen and Brown | DVD | (06/02/2014) from £7.79   |  Saving you £7.20 (92.43%)   |  RRP £14.99

  On April 21 1918 a Canadian wheat farmer turned pilot trained his guns on a crimson red triplane in the skies over France. Moments later Germany's greatest pilot the aristocratic Baron Von Richtofen was blasted from the sky. This date marked a turning point in the character of modern warfare - the end of the concept of glory and honor and the beginning of air war as a dirty killing business. Here is the story of that historic battler.

• Tomb Of Ligeia | DVD | (17/10/2005) from £14.90   |  Saving you £-1.91 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Cat or woman or a thing too evil to mention? Roger Corman and Vincent Price hook up for yet more horror in Edgar Allan Poe's most terrifying tale of passion possession and PURR-fect evil! When a dead wife sinks her claws into immortality - and comes back as a ferocious feline - she leads her husband's (Price) new bride on a deadly game of cat and mouse. And when the fur starts flying she soon learns that even in death... she can land on her feet!

• The Masque Of The Red Death | DVD | (17/10/2005) from £13.00   |  Saving you £2.98 (29.77%)   |  RRP £12.99

  We defy you to stare into this face! Roger Corman's 1960's horror classic features Vincent Price as the evil Prince Prospero who finds himself taken with a wistful young girl. He kidnaps her and makes her chose between saving the life of her father or her young lover. The Plague however is slowly sweeping through Prospero's country side killing off all of his peasants. Then a mysterious creature in a masque finally intrudes upon Prospero's Masquerade Ball killing all of

• Tales Of Terror | DVD | (20/10/2003) from £11.26   |  Saving you £1.73 (15.36%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Tales of Terror is a trio of Edgar Allen Poe stories, starring three of horror's greats--Vincent Price, Basil Rathbone and Peter Lorre--and produced and directed by the immortal Roger Corman. The first story, "Morella", involves a girl (Debra Paget) who returns to her isolated, spooky family home to see her estranged father (Price) for the first time in 26 years. He's let the housekeeping slide a bit--cobwebs abound and, oh, yes, his dead wife is still upstairs. Peter Lorre joins the fun for "The Black Cat", a piece with comic flavour that allows Price to show his rarely seen silly side, and then it's Basil Rathbone's turn to be creepy in "The Case of M Valdemar", the tale of a mesmerist who decides to experiment with the unknown (bad idea). The movie is well paced, and makes good use of comedy without undercutting its chills. It's a rare treat to see this many masters of the genre working together and so clearly enjoying themselves. --Ali Davis

• The Fall Of The House Of Usher | DVD | (20/10/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Vincent Price brings a theatrical flourish to his role in The Fall of the House of Usher. He plays Roderick Usher, a brooding nobleman haunted by the dry rot of madness in his family tree. This being an Edgar Allen Poe story, there's a history of family madness and melancholia, a premature burial and a sense of doom hanging over the gloomy, crumbling mansion. Roger Corman sold stingy AIP pictures on the concept by claiming "The house is the monster"--or so goes the oft-told story. True or not, Corman (with the help of his brilliant art director Daniel Haller and legendary cinematographer Floyd Crosby) creates an exaggerated sense of isolation and claustrophobia with the sunless forest and funereal fog that holds the house and its inhabitants prisoner in a land of the dead. It doesn't quite look real (some of the effects are downright phoney, notably the apocalyptic climax), and none of the costars can hold a candle to Price's elegant, haunted performance (often speaking in no more than a stage whisper), but it's a triumph of expressionism on a budget. Shot in rich, vivid colour and CinemaScope, from a literate script by genre master Richard Matheson, this is stylish Gothic horror in a melancholy key. It was such a success that Corman reunited his core group of collaborators for the follow-up The Pit and the Pendulum the very next year. Thus Corman's "Poe Cycle" was born. --Sean Axmaker

• Pit and the Pendulum Steelbook | Blu Ray | (19/05/2014) from £29.95   |  Saving you £0.04 (0.13%)   |  RRP £29.99

  The greatest terror tale ever told! A horse-drawn carriage pulls up on a deserted beach. A sombre figure dismounts and gazes up towards his destination - a foreboding cliff-top castle perched high above the crashing waves. Thus the perfect Gothic scene is set for Pit and the Pendulum the second of Roger Corman's celebrated Poe adaptations once again starring the ever-reliable Vincent Price (The Fall of the House of Usher Theatre of Blood) alongside the bewitching Barbara Steele (Black Sunday). Having learned of the sudden death of his sister Elizabeth (Steele) Francis Barnard (John Kerr) sets out to the castle of his brother-in-law Nicholas Medina to uncover the cause of her untimely demise. A distraught grief-stricken Nicholas (Price) can offer only the vaguest explanations as to Elizabeth's death - at first citing 'something in her blood' but later asserting that she quite literally 'died of fright'. What sort of unspeakable horrors are buried within the walls of this castle that could cause one's heart to stop so? With Francis determined to get to the bottom of this mystery the terrible truth will not stay buried for long. Right from its brooding kaleidoscopic opening titles Pit and Pendulum draws you into its world of cobwebs secret passageways and dusty suits of armour. All the necessary elements are present and correct and along with one of Vincent Price's most tortured performances make Pit and the Pendulum every inch the Gothic melodrama. Special Features: Limited Edition Steelbook Packaging High Definition Digital Transfer Newly Created Exclusive Content Collector's Booklet Featuring New Writing on the Film Archive Content and more!

• The Little Shop Of Horrors | DVD | (11/08/2003) from £9.09   |  Saving you £-7.10 (N/A%)   |  RRP £1.99

  Seymour Krelbourne works at a struggling flower shop where he shows the owner Gravis Mushnick a plant hybrid he has been working on. Named Audrey II in honour of Audrey Fulguard the plant proves an instant attraction and business at Mushnick's booms almost overnight. A delighted Mushnick invites Seymour and Audrey out for a meal to celebrate their new found success but Audrey already has a date with her boyfriend and Seymour needs care for the ailing plant. Seymour soon realises

• Attack Of The Crab Monsters | DVD | (03/05/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £4.99

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• 3 Classic Horrors Of The Silver Screen - Vol. 2 - A Bucket Of Blood / House On Haunted Hill / The Ghoul | DVD | (01/11/2004) from £5.16   |  Saving you £-0.17 (N/A%)   |  RRP £4.99

  A Bucket of Blood: Coffee bar waiter Walter Paisley (Dick Miller) is hailed as an artist for his amazingly lifelike sculptures. Unbeknownst to his customers his art is achieved by murdering his models and covering them in clay. Said by many to be a cult actor Dick Miller's finest hour A Bucket of Blood is a superb semi-spoof of the dead-bodies-in-the-wax-museum genre. The House On Haunted Hill: Vincent Price has one of his juiciest roles in this haunted-house thrille

• The Masque Of The Red Death | DVD | (30/04/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Death and debauchery reign in the castle of Prince Prospero (Vincent Price) and when it reigns- it pours! Prospero has only one excuse for his diabolical deeds - the devil made him do it! But when a mysterious uninvited guest crashes his pad during a masquerade ball there'll be hell to pay as the party atmosphere turns into a danse macabre!

• The Trip | DVD | (05/04/2004) from £18.99   |  Saving you £-3.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Hedonism isn't just for breakfast anymore. Or so learns TV commercial director Paul (Peter Fonda) on his first LSD trip: a mind-blowing passage through surreal images and stroboscopic light shows... Written by Jack Nicholson and directed by Roger Corman 'The Trip' takes you to a whole new world of extreme beauty and sheer terror on a passport the size of a stamp!

• The Wild Angels 50th Anniversary Edition | DVD | (30/03/2015) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Peter Fonda plays 'Heavenly Blues', the leader of the Wild Angels from California in this controversial motorcylce movie. Blues' pal Loser (Bruce Dern) enlists the help of the motorcycle gang to help track down his stolen bike. Arriving in Mecca, the gang blame a group of Mexicans and a fight breaks out. Shot by police, Loser is taken to hospital to recover before being prosecuted. The Wild Angels attempt to rescue him and use the occasion to run rampant in the place throughout the hospital.

• Fall of the House of Usher SteelBook | Blu Ray | (26/08/2013) from £26.98   |  Saving you £-1.99 (-8.00%)   |  RRP £24.99

  When exploitation maestro Roger Corman decided to raise his game by hiring Vincent Price to star in an adaptation of a classic tale by Edgar Allan Poe he set in train a series of Poe adaptations that would redefine American horror cinema. When Philip Winthrop (Mark Damon) visits his fiancée Madeleine Usher (Myrna Fahey) in her crumbling family mansion her brother Roderick (Price) tries to talk him out of the wedding explaining that the Usher family is cursed and that extending its bloodline will only prolong the agony. Madeleine wants to elope with Philip but neither of them can predict what ruthless lengths Roderick will go to in order to keep them apart. Richard Matheson's intelligent literate script is enhanced by Floyd Crosby's stylish widescreen cinematography but it's Vincent Price's anguished conviction in one of his signature roles that makes the film so chillingly memorable over half a century on. Special Features: Limited Edition SteelBookTM packaging High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation Optional English SDH subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Audio commentary with director and producer Roger Corman Interview with director and former Corman apprentice Joe Dante 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 Collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by author and critic Tim Lucas and an extract from Vincent Price’s long out of print autobiography illustrated with original archive stills and posters And more to be announced! “Moody atmospheric and effective… Price is wonderful as the spooky owner” - TVGuide

• The Undead | DVD | (29/09/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Two psychic researchers hypnotize a streetwalker in an attempt to record her past life experiences as a condemned witch in the dark ages. When they learn of the fate that awaits her in her past life the doctors try to save the girl from her own execution.....

• Deathsport | DVD | (14/04/2003) from £12.98   |  Saving you £-9.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £2.99

  Earth. Post-Apocalypse. 1000 years after the Neutron Wars. Lord Zirpola the dictator of Helix City captures Range Guides Kaz Oshay (David Carradine) and Deneer. Range Guides are mystical nomads who have strange powers and who choose to fight for good in the bleak wastelands. Lord Zirpola forces them to take part in his favourite entertainment; the Death Sport - an arena where they must fight to the death on special motorcycles like Roman Gladiators. But Kaz Deneer and others break out and make their escape on the strange motorcycles trying to cross the lethal desert to freedom. Ankar Moor a former Range Guide who now serves the evil Zirpola hotly pursues the fleeing group and now wants their blood!

• Horror | DVD | (26/03/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The Terror (Dir. Roger Corman 1963): A lieutentant in Napoleon's army (a young Jack Nicholson) traces a mysterious woman to a castle on the Baltic coast and finds himself trapped by a mad baron (Boris Karloff). This highly enjoyable atmopsheric slice of low-budget horror from the great Roger Corman was also reportedly directed at points by future talents Francis Coppola and Peter Bogdanovich. Zombie The Hitch-hiker (Dir. Ida Lupino 1953): Brilliantly directed

• The Intruder | DVD | (27/06/2005) from £8.08   |  Saving you £1.91 (23.64%)   |  RRP £9.99

  He fed their fears and turned neighbour against neighbour! Arriving in a sleepy southern town on the eve of integration slick charismatic Adam Cramer (William Shatner) is an ominous influence inciting its white citizens into a racial fervor and plunging the once quiet community into a state of chaos. The film features a cameo from the screenwriter - and author of the original novel - Charles Beaumont appearing alongside fellow scribes William F. Nolan and George Clayton

• Roger Corman Collection - The Fall Of The House Of Usher/The Masque Of The Red Death/The Pit And The Pendulum | DVD | (10/09/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Titles Comprise: The Fall Of The House Of Usher:After a long journey Philip arrives at the Usher mansion seeking his loved one Madeline. Upon arriving however he discovers that Madeline and her brother Roderick Usher have been afflicted with a mysterious malady. Masque Of The Red Death:Roger Corman's 1960's horror classic features Vincent Price as the evil Prince Prospero who finds himself taken with a wistful young girl. He kidnaps her and makes her chose

• Vincent Price and Roger Corman Present: Six Gothic Tales | Blu Ray | (08/12/2014) from £105.28   |  Saving you £-20.29 (N/A%)   |  RRP £84.99

  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 (Black Sunday) but also Boris Karloff (Frankenstein) Peter Lorre (M The Beast with Five Fingers) Lon Chaney Jr (The Wolf Man Spider Baby) Basil Rathbone (The Black Cat) and a very young Jack Nicholson. Adapted for the screen by Richard Matheson (The Twilight Zone I Am Legend) and Robert Towne (Chinatown) these Six Gothic Tales now rank as classic examples of sixties horror cinema. Special Features: Limited Edition boxed-set High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation of all six features presented across six Blu-rays Original uncompressed mono PCM Audio for all films Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for all films Numerous new and archive commentaries interviews and featurettes for each film! The Directors: Roger Corman an hour-long documentary on the filmmaker featuring contributions from James Cameron Martin Scorsese and Ron Howard Original Theatrical Trailers Reversible sleeves featuring original and newly commissioned artwork for all six films Limited edition 200-page collector's book containing new writing on all films plus reprints and reproductions to be announced soon!