Tag Archives: Roger Corman
Double Feature: Tales of Terror (1962)/Twice Told Tales (1963)
The success of Roger Corman’s House of Usher (aka The Fall of the House of Usher, 1960) for American International spawned a long-running series of films adapted from or inspired by the works of Edgar Allan Poe, and mostly featuring … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Caligari
Tagged 60's, AIP, Basil Rathbone, Beverly Garland, black cat, Edgar Allan Poe, horror, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Peter Lorre, Richard Matheson, Roger Corman, Sebastian Cabot, Vincent Price
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Deathstalker II (1987)
The Deathstalker movies, from the Roger Corman factory, tend to get lumped together. It’s understandable. They’re the prototypical 80’s Conan the Barbarian rip-offs, sword and sorcery with southern California accents and fabulous 80’s hair, cheap special effects, loincloths and cavegirl bikinis, and, of … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Fantastique
Tagged 80's, Amazons, Deathstalker, Fantasy, Jim Wynorski, Roger Corman, Sword and Sorcery, Twins, Wrestling, Zombie
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Sorceress (1982)
When Roger Corman saw the opening weekend box office for Conan the Barbarian (1982), he asked that Jim Wynorski turn out a quickie script for a sword and sorcery picture. Jack Hill, director of exploitation classics Spider Baby (1964), Pit Stop … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Nilbog
Tagged 80's, cheesecake, Fantasy, Jack Hill, Roger Corman, Sword and Sorcery, Twins, Zombie
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