The Roger Corman Horror Collection (Box Set) (DVD)

The Roger Corman Horror Collection (Box Set) (DVD)

Production Year: 1960 - Horror - Director: Roger Corman, Francis Ford Coppola - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Luana Anders, Myrtle Vail, Jack Nicholson, Boris Karloff, Sandra Knight, Dick Miller, Dorothy Neumann, Jonathan Haze, William Campbell, Bart Patton, Mary Mitchell, Mel Welles, Jackie Joseph, Patrick Magee more

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This horror collection features three films presented by Roger Corman: THE TERROR, DEMENTIA 13, and LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS.
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Roderick Usher, a brooding nobleman haunted by the
dry rot of madness in his family tree. This being
an Edgar Allen Poe story, there's a history of
family madness and melancholia, a premature burial
and a sense of doom hanging over the gloomy,
crumbling mansion. Roger Corman sold stingy AIP
pictures on the concept by claiming "The house is
the monster"--or so goes the oft-told story. True
or not, Corman (with the help of his brilliant art
director Daniel Haller and legendary
cinematographer Floyd Crosby) creates an
exaggerated sense of isolation and claustrophobia
with the sunless forest and funereal fog that
holds the house and its inhabitants prisoner in a
land of the dead. It doesn't quite look real (some
of the effects are downright phoney, notably the
apocalyptic climax), and none of the co-stars can
hold a candle to Price's elegant, haunted
performance (often speaking in no more than a
stage whisper), but it's a triumph of
expressionism on a budget. Shot in rich, vivid
colour and CinemaScope, from a literate script by
genre master Richard Matheson, this is stylish
Gothic horror in a melancholy key. It was such a
success that Corman reunited his core group of
collaborators for the follow-upThe Pit and the
Pendulumthe very next year. Thus Corman's "Poe
Cycle" was born.--Sean Axmaker, amazon.comThe
Masque of the Red Deathis Roger Corman's, and most
people's, choice as the best of the Edgar Allan
Poe pictures.Masqueoffers the expected creepy
atmosphere and violence against peasants, plus
metaphysical ponderings and pointed satanic
cruelty. (Corman was operating as much under the
influence of Ingmar Bergman as of Edgar Allan
Poe.) Nicolas Roeg's colour cinematography and
Daniel Haller's elaborate production design would
be stellar in any Hollywood A-movie; the
mono-coloured rooms of the prince's castle are a
startling effect. Vincent Price is in fine fettle
as Prince Prospero, the devil-worshipping sadist
who throws lavish parties while the countryside is
ravaged by the plague.--Robert Horton,
amazon.comThe Pit and the Pendulum-The Fall of the
House of Usher's success in 1960 spurred American
International Pictures to quickly launch another
production based on an Edgar Allan Poe story.
While producer-director Roger Corman had hoped to
next adapt "The Masque of the Red Death" (which
wasn't produced until 1964),Pit and the
Pendulum(the on-screen title) became the second in
AIP's long-running Poe series. Set in
post-Inquisition Spain, the film stars John Kerr
as a young Englishman who travels to the seaside
castle of his brother-in-law (Vincent Price) to
uncover the circumstances behind the death of his
sister (a dubbed Barbara Steele). Price is
tormented by memories of his mother's premature
burial by his inquisitor father (also Price) and
fears that this sadistic legacy has contributed to
Steele's demise. Furthermore, he believes that
Steele was also buried alive--a belief compounded
by the mysterious destruction of her room, and the
sound of her harpsichord playing in the
night...Structured almost identically toUsher,
Richard Matheson's script fleshes out the brief
original text with a fast-paced and twist-filled
plot that never loses sight of the psychological
themes of Poe's work. It also provides Price with
the richest of his many AIP/Poe roles, a
sympathetic, deeply emotional man who is unhinged
by the sins of his father. Corman's direction is
equally driven and fluid, and features some
impressive quasi-psychedelic visuals in the tense
climax. Also noteworthy is art director's Daniel
Haller's impressive design of the title set
piece.--Paul Gaita, amazon.com
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Roger Corman Collection - The Fall Of The House Of Usher/The Masque Of The Red Death/The Pit And The Pendulum [DVD] Roger Corman Collection - The Fall Of The House Of Usher/The Masque Of The Red Death/The Pit And The Pendulum [DVD]
The Fall of the House of Usher- Vincent Price brings a theatrical flourish to the role of ... more
Roderick Usher, a brooding nobleman haunted by the
dry rot of madness in his family tree. This being
an Edgar Allen Poe story, there's a history of
family madness and melancholia, a premature burial
and a sense of doom hanging over the gloomy,
crumbling mansion. Roger Corman sold stingy AIP
pictures on the concept by claiming "The house is
the monster"--or so goes the oft-told story. True
or not, Corman (with the help of his brilliant art
director Daniel Haller and legendary
cinematographer Floyd Crosby) creates an
exaggerated sense of isolation and claustrophobia
with the sunless forest and funereal fog that
holds the house and its inhabitants prisoner in a
land of the dead. It doesn't quite look real (some
of the effects are downright phoney, notably the
apocalyptic climax), and none of the co-stars can
hold a candle to Price's elegant, haunted
performance (often speaking in no more than a
stage whisper), but it's a triumph of
expressionism on a budget. Shot in rich, vivid
colour and CinemaScope, from a literate script by
genre master Richard Matheson, this is stylish
Gothic horror in a melancholy key. It was such a
success that Corman reunited his core group of
collaborators for the follow-upThe Pit and the
Pendulumthe very next year. Thus Corman's "Poe
Cycle" was born.--Sean Axmaker, amazon.comThe
Masque of the Red Deathis Roger Corman's, and most
people's, choice as the best of the Edgar Allan
Poe pictures.Masqueoffers the expected creepy
atmosphere and violence against peasants, plus
metaphysical ponderings and pointed satanic
cruelty. (Corman was operating as much under the
influence of Ingmar Bergman as of Edgar Allan
Poe.) Nicolas Roeg's colour cinematography and
Daniel Haller's elaborate production design would
be stellar in any Hollywood A-movie; the
mono-coloured rooms of the prince's castle are a
startling effect. Vincent Price is in fine fettle
as Prince Prospero, the devil-worshipping sadist
who throws lavish parties while the countryside is
ravaged by the plague.--Robert Horton,
amazon.comThe Pit and the Pendulum-The Fall of the
House of Usher's success in 1960 spurred American
International Pictures to quickly launch another
production based on an Edgar Allan Poe story.
While producer-director Roger Corman had hoped to
next adapt "The Masque of the Red Death" (which
wasn't produced until 1964),Pit and the
Pendulum(the on-screen title) became the second in
AIP's long-running Poe series. Set in
post-Inquisition Spain, the film stars John Kerr
as a young Englishman who travels to the seaside
castle of his brother-in-law (Vincent Price) to
uncover the circumstances behind the death of his
sister (a dubbed Barbara Steele). Price is
tormented by memories of his mother's premature
burial by his inquisitor father (also Price) and
fears that this sadistic legacy has contributed to
Steele's demise. Furthermore, he believes that
Steele was also buried alive--a belief compounded
by the mysterious destruction of her room, and the
sound of her harpsichord playing in the
night...Structured almost identically toUsher,
Richard Matheson's script fleshes out the brief
original text with a fast-paced and twist-filled
plot that never loses sight of the psychological
themes of Poe's work. It also provides Price with
the richest of his many AIP/Poe roles, a
sympathetic, deeply emotional man who is unhinged
by the sins of his father. Corman's direction is
equally driven and fluid, and features some
impressive quasi-psychedelic visuals in the tense
climax. Also noteworthy is art director's Daniel
Haller's impressive design of the title set
piece.--Paul Gaita, amazon.com
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Great collection of Roger Corman films
A review by 666nekro on The Roger Corman Horror Collection (Box Set) (DVD)
June 28th, 2005


Author's product rating:   

Did you enjoy it? Liked it 
Story Outstanding 
Characters / Performances Outstanding 
Special Effects Good 
How does it compare to similar films? Good 

Advantages: 3 great films for a budget price
Disadvantages: Picture quality not too good

Recommend to potential buyers: yes 

Full review

The films on the 3 discs are a selection of Roger Corman productions between 1960 and 1963.

Little Shop Of Horrors from 1960 is first up.A young Jack Nicholson makes an early screen appearence.

A dimwitted florists assistant discovers a mutant plant that can talk and must feed on blood to survive.

The Terror from 1963 stars Boris Karloff and Jack Nicholson (again).Nicholson follows an apparition to a castle where he finds Karloff and discovers he is an imposter.

Also from 1963,Dementia 13 marks the directorial debut of Francis Ford Coppola.Family member are being bumped off by an axe murderer.Are the murders linked to the daughters death years ago?

The three films are all entertaining and the packaging is nice but it would have been better if the films remastered.Overall though its good value for money. 


The Roger Corman Horror Collection (Box Set) (DVD)

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Actor(s): Jack Nicholson, Boris Karloff, Sandra Knight, Dick Miller, Dorothy Neumann, Jonathan Haze, William Campbell, Bart Patton, Mary Mitchell, Mel Welles, Jackie Joseph, Patrick Magee, Luana Anders, Myrtle Vail

Director(s): Roger Corman, Francis Ford Coppola

Genre: Horror

Classification: 15 years and over

Production Year: 1960

Colour: Black & White / Colour

Running Time: 3 hours 57 minutes

Video Category: Feature Film

Plot: This horror collection features three films presented by Roger Corman: THE TERROR, DEMENTIA 13, and LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS.
THE TERROR: Horror legend Boris Karloff and a young Jack Nicholson team up in this disjointed but enjoyable Roger Corman quickie. Nicholson plays Lieutenant Andre Duvalier, an officer under Napoleon who finds himself lost along a stretch of beach, where he is seduced by the beautiful Helene (Sandra Knight), who may or may not be a ghost. His obsession leads him to the gloomy castle of Baron Von Leppe (Karloff), a recluse haunted by the ghost of his dead wife, Ilse, who Andre suspects is actually Helene, or vice versa.
DEMENTIA 13: Francis Ford Coppola's directorial debut is set in a spooky Irish castle where the family Haloran has gathered to memorialize the death of youngest sister Kathleen. Inheritance-seeking Louise Haloran (Luana Anders) is covering up the death of her husband, John (Peter Reed), from his mother, Lady Haloran (Ethne Dunn), while other son Richard (William Campbell) and his fiancee, Kane (Mary Mitchel), try in vain to plan their wedding. Third son Billy (Bart Patton) is tormented by nightmares of Kathleen's death. An ax murderer is haunting the grounds, and Kathleen's body shows up at just the wrong time. After Louise's disappearance, the family becomes suspicious of each other--as well as of the ghosts that haunt the castle. Then the sinister family doctor, Justin Caleb (Patrick Magee), is called in to help with the mystery.
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS: Director Roger Corman shot this crazy beat-era classic in a mere two days, but it packs plenty of inspired lunacy and clever bits in its 70-minute running time. Jonathan Haze stars as clumsy assistant florist Seymour, who saves his job in Mr. Mushnik's skid-row flower shop when he brings in a unique man-eating plant. The problem is, it's a very hungry plant; every night it opens its huge jaws and demands to be fed, forcing poor Seymour to take to the street in search of victims, lest he disappoint his boss and his adoring girlfriend, Audrey (Jackie Joseph). From a zingy script by Charles Griffith, this hilarious black comedy overflows with great ideas and characters: Corman regular Dick Miller plays a hipster who eats flowers, and a very young Jack Nicholson takes a memorable turn as a masochistic dental patient. DRAGNET-style detective Joe Fink (Wally Campo) narrates as he slowly begins to track the killer down. This oft-revived favorite still generates plent [...]

Release details

DVD Region: DVD

Studio(s): Siren DVD; 3MV Vision

Release date: 03/02/2003

No of Discs: 3

Catalogue No: SIRE 1003

Barcode: 5050491004693

Languages

Main Language: English

Subtitle Language: None

DVD Description

This horror collection features three films presented by Roger Corman: THE TERROR, DEMENTIA 13, and LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS.
THE TERROR: Horror legend Boris Karloff and a young Jack Nicholson team up in this disjointed but enjoyable Roger Corman quickie. Nicholson plays Lieutenant Andre Duvalier, an officer under Napoleon who finds himself lost along a stretch of beach, where he is seduced by the beautiful Helene (Sandra Knight), who may or may not be a ghost. His obsession leads him to the gloomy castle of Baron Von Leppe (Karloff), a recluse haunted by the ghost of his dead wife, Ilse, who Andre suspects is actually Helene, or vice versa.
DEMENTIA 13: Francis Ford Coppola's directorial debut is set in a spooky Irish castle where the family Haloran has gathered to memorialize the death of youngest sister Kathleen. Inheritance-seeking Louise Haloran (Luana Anders) is covering up the death of her husband, John (Peter Reed), from his mother, Lady Haloran (Ethne Dunn), while other son Richard (William Campbell) and his fiancee, Kane (Mary Mitchel), try in vain to plan their wedding. Third son Billy (Bart Patton) is tormented by nightmares of Kathleen's death. An ax murderer is haunting the grounds, and Kathleen's body shows up at just the wrong time. After Louise's disappearance, the family becomes suspicious of each other--as well as of the ghosts that haunt the castle. Then the sinister family doctor, Justin Caleb (Patrick Magee), is called in to help with the mystery.
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS: Director Roger Corman shot this crazy beat-era classic in a mere two days, but it packs plenty of inspired lunacy and clever bits in its 70-minute running time. Jonathan Haze stars as clumsy assistant florist Seymour, who saves his job in Mr. Mushnik's skid-row flower shop when he brings in a unique man-eating plant. The problem is, it's a very hungry plant; every night it opens its huge jaws and demands to be fed, forcing poor Seymour to take to the street in search of victims, lest he disappoint his boss and his adoring girlfriend, Audrey (Jackie Joseph). From a zingy script by Charles Griffith, this hilarious black comedy overflows with great ideas and characters: Corman regular Dick Miller plays a hipster who eats flowers, and a very young Jack Nicholson takes a memorable turn as a masochistic dental patient. DRAGNET-style detective Joe Fink (Wally Campo) narrates as he slowly begins to track the killer down. This oft-revived favorite still generates plenty of laughs and chills, deserving of repeat viewings.

Technical information

Aspect Ratio: 1.33 Full Screen

Sound: Dolby Digital Mono

Dubbing Sound: Dolby Digital Mono English

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