Review of The Tomb of Ligeia (1964) by Tim M — 24 Sep 2010
The Tomb of Ligeia is another highly entertaining Poe adaptation from Roger Corman that features Vincent Price in the leading role. As with the bulk of Corman's Poe adaptations, The Tomb of Ligeia is only loosely based on Poe's story "Ligeia," yet it remains a classic piece of horror cinema that magically manages to maintain the spirit of Poe as do so many of Corman's films from the 1960s.
Vincent Price is awesome in his role of the mournful widower who remarries in an attempt to replace his miraculous, deceased wife. In this film, Corman expands upon Poe's story with mesmerism, evil cats, and reclusive studies of Egyptology in a way that makes a somewhat creepy and always hysterical adaptation of Poe that fits well alongside his other Poe classics like The Pit and the Pendulum and The Fall of the House of Usher.
This review of The Tomb of Ligeia (1964) was written by Tim M on 24 Sep 2010.
The Tomb of Ligeia has generally received positive reviews.
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