Buy from eBay The Tomb of Ligeia / An Evening of Edgar Allan Poe Release Date: 20 January, 1965 Director: Roger Corman Studio: M G M, Inc Rated: Unrated Buy this film on eBay Amazon.com Customer Reviews   Rated 3 out of 5 Medium quality double feature You can’’t go too wrong with a pair of Vincent Price horror movies, especially based on Poe stories; as this double feature demonstrates, however, you may not do completely well either. This pair of movies is not bad, but is not overly impressive. The Tomb of Ligeia is a rather standard entry in the Corman/Price/Poe series. Vincent Price is a man whose first wife has died but apparently come back in the form of a cat. Although rather morbid and occasionally violent, he somehow wins the heart of the local beauty and marries her; the spirit of his first wife, however still haunts his home and occasionally controls Price’’s mind.For a series often filled with good movies (such as the Raven or the Masque of the Red Death), this one only stands out in its averageness. An Evening of Edgar Allan Poe, however, is more interesting. A showcase for Vincent Price, it has him telling four different Poe stories. Many viewers may be put off by the lack of action; this film is little more than Price on a stage by himself delivering monologues. Price, however, does a great job with his narrations. Reading Poe can often be difficult due to his dated language and style, but Price brings these stories to life. As stated before, this is not a bad pair of movies, but it is just a high three-star feature at best. You will not be wasting your time watching them, but you will not be rushing to rewatch them either.   Rated 5 out of 5! Price And Poe: A Great Combo "The Tomb Of Ligeia" was the last time Roger Corman would direct Vincent Price in a movie adaptation of an Edgar Allan Poe story. Vincent stars as Verden Fell, whose willful wife has just died. Her will to live was so strong that not even death could put an end to her. This moody movie is beautifully filmed, with the details of the decaying abbey and cemetery, as well as the vivid colors of the interior shots, benefiting greatly from the new DVD transfer. However, I found this costume horror film to be heavy on atmosphere and light on scares. The action didn’’t really pick up until the fiery climax. "An Evening Of Edgar Allan Poe," originally shot on videotape for television in 1970, is officially released at last. Given the source material, the images are clear and the sound is good. Vincent Price delivers a powerful, one man performance of four Poe stories. "The Tell Tale Heart" starts the evening off on a strong note. Vincent gets more and more animated in relating how he planned to murder the old man he was looking after, how he dismembered the body in a tub to catch all the blood, and how he carefully hid the body parts. Of course, when the police come to investigate the complaint of hearing a scream in the night, Vincent loses his composure and reveals everything, because he hears the incessant beating of the old man’’s heart! "The Sphinx" is a comical piece, in which Vincent sees a gigantic monster in his telescope, which turns out to be a moth caught in a spider’’s web. "The Cask Of Amontillado" finds Vincent at his jovial best. He happily relates how he led his drunken friend through the dank catacombs to show him his latest wine purchase. Instead of sharing some drinks, he quickly chains his friend to the wall and then slowly seals him up alive, brick by brick. "The Pit And The Pendulum" features an amazing performance by Vincent Price. In the span of twenty minutes, Vincent relates the terrible tortures inflicted on him by the Spanish Inquisition with chilling detail and fiery conviction. For all fans of Vincent Price, this DVD is an essential purchase.     Related Films: The Ghoul