The Haunted Palace (1963)

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"A very enjoyable gothic horror movie with Vincent Price on top form in a dual role. Even though it's an American production directed by Roger Corman on a low budget there is some similarity in style to the great Hammer movies. The plot is very simple but works perfectly well. Definitely one to check out if you love classic horror movies."

Vincent Price* (86 movies items)

"Character: Charles Dexter Ward / Joseph Curwen "

H.P. Lovecraft On Film (73 movies items)

"Dir: Roger Corman 1963 - USA Story: The Case of Charles Dexter Ward (1927)"

Memorable Endings (139 movies items)

"Picture Was Charles himself once again or was he still Joseph and faked all that 'cure' to go on with his revenge?"

Meus DVDs (1562 movies items)

"Haunted Palace, The (Roger Corman, 1963) "

Vincent Price: The Malicious Master of the Macabre (18 movies items)

"Tagline: "What was the hideous thing in the pit that came to honor her?" Directed by: Roger Corman Released: August 28, 1963 Actors: Vincent Price, Debra Paget, Lon Chaney Jr., Frank Maxwell Genre: Horror Descriptors: Colour Length: 87 minutes First Line: "Ovus Velichas." Last Line: "Perfectly sure my dear. Perfectly sure." "

“This is one of my favourite Vincent Price films and I think a lot of it has to do with that fact that it's a combination of two stories by Edgar Allan Poe and H.P. Lovecraft. Joseph Curwen is a Worlock whom is experimenting with raising the dead at his palace and trying to create a super human race by taking peoples souls, mainly woman. The town of Arkham doesn't like this and soon burns Joseph Curwen alive. Joseph places a curse on the town and 110 years later his great-great grandson, Charles Dexter Ward, returns to the town to collect the deed on the very same palace. The towns people believe Joseph Curwen has come back and soon Charles is changing after the very first night in his new home. Joseph Curwen is trying to get into his body to come back from the dead and continue his experim” read more

Lovecraft Films (24 movies items)

"This film is based on "The Case of Charles Dexter Ward". I'm a sucker for older horror films, and this one even has Vincent Price in it!"

History of Horror (2232 movies items)

"Released on: 28 August 1963"

Elvira's Movie Macabre (140 movies items)

"Season 2, Episode 31 – Aired: 6/18/1983 "