Corman / Poe

Interviews and Essays Exploring the Making of Roger Corman's Edgar Allan Poe Films, 1960-1964

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Chris Alexander

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Produced on modest budgets for American International Pictures, Roger Corman's adaptations of Edgar Allan Poe stories were popular in their time as escapist horror cinema. Most starred horror icon Vincent Price and were written (and 'freely adapted') by the likes of Richard Matheson, Charles Beaumont and Robert Towne. Today the series is recognized as unique and sophisticated, one that delivers decadent Gothic chills while exploring ideas of faith, sexuality, psychology and the supernatural. CORMAN/POE: Interviews and Essays Exploring the Making of Roger Corman's Edgar Allan Poe Films, 1960-1964 is the only book to fully examine this important chapter in horror film history. In-depth conversations with the maverick Roger Corman are book-ended by engaging critical analyses of each of the eight films, which together stand as a fully realized and consistent creative vision. The book is illustrated with dozens of photographs and stills, many of which have never been published before, and

Author Biography:

Chris Alexander is a Canadian writer, editor, music composer and filmmaker. He is the former editor-in-chief of iconic horror film magazine FANGORIA and editor-in-chief/co-founder of DELIRIUM magazine. He is the writer, director and composer of numerous horror films, including BLOOD FOR IRINA, QUEEN OF BLOOD, FEMALE WEREWOLF, and many others. He has released the albums MUSIC FOR MURDER, BLUE EYES OF THE BROKEN DOLL and BODY DOUBLE. He is a professor of horror film history at Canada's Sheridan College and the proud father of three wonderful sons. Director, producer, distributor and mentor Roger Corman, often dubbed "The Pope of Pop Cinema", is widely recognized as one of the founding fathers of independent genre cinema via his pioneering work in the 1950s and 60s. In the 1970s, Corman found even greater success with his company New World Pictures and in the 1980s became a major player in the direct to video and cable market boom. Along the way he has discovered and nurtured such major talents as Francis Ford Coppola, Jack Nicholson, Dick Miller, Joe Dante, Martin Scorsese, Jonathan Demme, James Cameron and many more.

Release date Australia

July 6th, 2023

Author

Chris Alexander

Contributor

Foreword by Roger Corman

Pages

150

Audience

General (US: Trade)

Illustrations

105 Illustrations, unspecified

ISBN-13

9781915316073

Product ID

36491407

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