The Raven
United States 1963, 86 mins
Director: Roger Corman
Starring: Boris Karloff, Vincent Price, Peter Lorre
Director: Roger Corman
Starring: Boris Karloff, Vincent Price, Peter Lorre
Using Edgar Allan Poe’s famous poem as a springboard for a Grand-Guignol comedy, THE RAVEN is a romp that has its tongue planted firmly in cheek.
This so-called ‘adaptation’ follows melancholy magician Erasmus Craven (Price) whose wife Lenore (Hazel Court) has apparently died.
Craven is paid a visit by a talking raven who is in fact the wizard Bedlo.
Craven returns him to human form, reversing a spell placed by the evil Doctor Scarabus (Karloff), Craven's chief rival.
After learning that a woman bearing a strong likeness to Lenore was seen in the Doctor's company, Craven accompanies Bedlo to Scarabus's castle, where an all-out magical war unfolds between the two embittered sorcerers.
The distinguished leads contribute to the spirit of fun by lampooning their own screen reputations as stars of horror.
Booking Information
There are currently no shows available.
