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Tagline: "The greatest terror tale ever told!"
Directed by: Roger Corman
Released: August 12, 1961
Actors: Vincent Price, John Kerr, Barbara Steele
Genre: Horror
Descriptors: Colour
Length: 80 minutes
First Line: "Who are you?"
Last Line: "Ahhhhhhhhhh!"
The best Price/ Poe film that features the scream queen Barbara Steele! To me, I find absolutely nothing wrong with this movie and the only negative I can even really think of is the character of Francis can come off as a bit annoying at times, but he kind of has to be. Francis comes to the Medina castle to investigate why his sister suddenly died. He has been told different stories and doesn't know what to believe. However, Nicholas is still haunted by his wifes death and the death of his mother and that haunting soon becomes a reality when strange things begin to occur. Did his wife die prematurely or is she still alive haunting her poor husband? I won't spoil the rest of the story because the climax is the best one out of all the Price/ Poe films! It still sends chills up my spine sometimes, and I remember the first time I saw it I was actually scared, which doesn't happen often.
The music is brilliant in this film and Vincent Price does an excellent job playing two roles, one evil and one good. The opening with the oozing coloured oil effect is great and the ending is just as good. I recommend this be the first Price film you see because you'll be hooked from then on.
