Category Archives: Edgar Allan Poe

Extraordinary Tales animation coming to a theater near you

October 21st, 2015 | Posted in animation, Edgar Allan Poe, horror

Extraordinary Tales, a new animated horror piece of animation is coming to theaters and On Demand on October 23, right in time for Halloween. As reported by Blumhouse.com: Directed by former Disney animator Raul Garcia, TALES adapts Poe’s classics “The Tell-Tale Heart,” “The Pit and the Pendulum,” “The Fall of the House of Usher,” “The […]

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The Following may struggle to find one

January 25th, 2013 | Posted in Edgar Allan Poe, horror, television, thrillers

Whether you’re signing a lease agreement or a multi-million dollar service agreement for new software, contracts are a fact of life in any business. A contract review requires diligence and an eye for detail. Managing expectations, focusing on outcomes and getting the key information from vendors can also help achieve better outcomes in contract management. […]

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Cinefantastique Online: House of Usher – A 50th Anniversary Review

July 8th, 2010 | Posted in 1960s, Edgar Allan Poe, horror, Vincent Price

My contribution to Cinefantastique Online‘s 50th anniversary reviews and retrospectives from films of 1960 is now available as I look at House of Usher (alternatively The Fall of the House of Usher). This film was a pleasure to revisit as one of my favorites growing up. Roger Corman excelled with a series of horror films […]

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Edgar Allen Poe: Gone But Still Setting Records

December 6th, 2009 | Posted in Edgar Allan Poe, horror, literature, Vincent Price

When we think of bestselling authors in literature let’s not forget a giant who made his mark in a number of genres, particularly horror. That author is none other than Edgar Allen Poe. Poe recently set a record at an auction for one of his works. The Baltimore Sun for Dec. 5 reports: Move over […]

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New DVD for The Pit and the Pendulum Available: Perfect for Halloween Viewing

October 20th, 2008 | Posted in Edgar Allan Poe, Marc Lougee, The Pit and the Pendulum

My good friend and fellow fantasy explorer, filmmaker Marc Lougee, recently sent me a copy of his short film newly available on DVD, “Ray Harryhausen Presents Edgar Allen Poe’s” The Pit and the Pendulum. This film is unique in that it tells the familiar Poe story through the art of stop-motion animation, a three dimensional […]

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Ray Harryhausen Presents “The Pit and the Pendulum”: Interview with Producer Marc Lougee

September 6th, 2007 | Posted in Edgar Allan Poe, Marc Lougee, Ray Harryhausen, stop-motion animation

This blog explores a variety of facets related to the celebration, enjoyment, and a deeper examination of the genres of the “fantastic,” including horror, science fiction, and fantasy. As my readers may recall from a previous post on The Sci Fi Boys documentary, one of the most influential and moving forces in my childhood in […]

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