mag·nif·i·cent/magˈnifəsənt/ (adj.)

1. Impressively beautiful, elaborate, or extravagant; striking.
2. Very good; excellent.

Synonyms: splendid - gorgeous - grand - superb - glorious


WARNING: Some spoilers may be bound but I try to keep them light.

Monday, September 30, 2013

The Corman-Poe Cycle

  1. The House of Usher (1960) (based on the short story "The Fall of the House of Usher")
  2. The Pit and the Pendulum (1961) (based on the short story of the same name)
  3. The Premature Burial (1962) (based on the short story of the same name)
  4. Tales of Terror (1962) (based on the short stories "Morella", "The Black Cat", "The Cask of Amontillado", and "The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar")
  5. The Raven (1963) (based on the poem of the same name)
  6. The Haunted Palace (1963) (based on H.P. Lovecraft's novella The Case of Charles Dexter Ward, using the title from Poe's 1839 poem)
  7. The Masque of Red Death (1964) (based on the short story of the same name with another Poe short story, "Hop-Frog", used as a sub-plot.)
  8. The Tomb of Ligeia (1965) (based on the short story "Ligeia")