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The Big Picture Famous for his B-grade horror films with exponential shock value and for giving countless stars their big break, the late great Roger Corman will forever be one of the most influential figures in horror cinema. From his well-renowned classic Little Shop of Horrors to his more attention-grabbing titles like Attack of the Crab Monsters, Corman produced an impressive and expansive resume of over 400 films throughout his career.
In an interview for the documentary Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive, Corman revealed his inspiration and connection with Poe's works. He particularly speaks about the Freudian themes inherent in Poe's stories, from the long dark hallways of the dismal Usher house having connotations to the woman's body and even the sort of incestuous nature of the relationship between Roderick and Madeline .
Related A Roger Corman Horror Movie Gave Francis Ford Coppola His Directorial Debut Francis Ford Coppola's debut is an overlooked, chilly, eerie mystery. One of the AIP executives, Samuel Z. Markoff, who is known for his remarkable one-liners, had incredulously responded with, "Where's the monster?" Corman, who knew how to market ideas he was passionate about, promptly explained that the titular house was the monster, breathing, living, and haunting.
More notably, Price's contribution to the cycle by leading seven of the films is a testament to how powerful Corman's vision was. Despite everyone's initial reservations about the film, Price proved his dedication by bleaching his hair white-blonde for the film, accentuating the ghostly pallor of Roderick's skin and the notion of him fading away.
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