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Release Date: 1963

Cast: John Dierkes, Vincent Price, Lon Chaney, Jr., Elisha Cook Jr., Debra Paget, Milton Parsons, Leo Gordon, Frank Maxwell

Categories: Movies, Horror, Gothic Film, Drama Film, Film Adaptation, Supernatural, Haunted House Film, Costume Horror

The Haunted Palace is a 1963 horror film released by American International Pictures, starring Vincent Price, Lon Chaney Jr., and Debra Paget in a story about a village held in the grip of a cult. The film was directed by Roger Corman, and is usually listed as one in his series of eight films based on the works of American author Edgar Allan Poe. However, the film actually derives its plot from The Case of Charles Dexter Ward, a novella by H. P. Lovecraft. The film's only connection to Poe is its title, which comes from a poem by Poe published in 1839 and later incorporated into his horror... MORE

The Haunted Palace is a 1963 horror film released by American International Pictures, starring Vincent Price, Lon Chaney Jr., and Debra Paget in a story about a village held in the grip of a cult. The film was directed by Roger Corman, and is usually listed as one in his series of eight films based on the works of American author Edgar Allan Poe. However, the film actually derives its plot from The Case of Charles Dexter Ward, a novella by H. P. Lovecraft. The film's only connection to Poe is its title, which comes from a poem by Poe published in 1839 and later incorporated into his horror tale, The Fall of the House of Usher. In 1765, the villagers in the New England town of Arkham are suspicious of the strange goings-on up in the manor overlooking the village. They suspect its inhabitant, Joseph Curwen, of being a warlock. After one of the girls in the village disappears, the townsmen storm the castle and confront its mysterious owner. Convinced the girl was bewitched, they tie Joseph to a tree outside his manor and burn him alive. Before dying, however, Joseph puts a curse on the men and the town, saying he will rise from the grave to torment their descendants. In 1875, Charles LESS