Plot: Late at night, a certain mister Vincent Price hears 'a tapping, as of someone gently rapping, rapping on his chamber door' (bear in mind this is ye olde rapping, not Snoop Dogg rapping-though that would certainly be an interesting adaptation). It's a raven (what were the chances), he flies about and lands on a bust (not that kind guys) of his late wife-Lenore (horror film favourite- Hazel Court). Anyway, turns out the raven is in fact a transformed wizard (Peter Lore) and he recognises the bust. She's the mrs of the fella (Boris Karloff) what transformed him! Fancy that. Any way, Price (being a Wiz himself), sets out to rescue his wife (whom he is convinced must have been placed under a spell) and live happily ever after.
Written for the screen by screenplay extraordinare, Richard Matheson (Omega Man, The Legend of Hell House) and directed by Poe lover- Roger Corman, The Raven is a funny and entertaining b-movie, worthy of recognition for every aspect.
Budget: $200,000
Gross: $1,499,275
Fun Fact: Though taking it's title from an Edgar Allan Poe poem, it's actually a H.P.Lovecraft story (The Case of Charles Dexter Ward). Look out for the very young Jack 'Here's Johnny' Nicholson.
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