Roger Corman returns to the screen with a dark and creepy Edgar Allan Poe tale for the second time. This time with a script written by Charles Beaumont and Ray Russell and also starring Ray Milland. He plays Guy Carrell whose family has a history of horrible deaths. His father was thought to be dead, but was not and was buried alive. Guy is obsessed with death and in fact being buried before his time has come. Guy is also obsessed with two gravediggers (Dick Miller and Clive Halliday) and their incessant whistling while they perform their task of digging a grave. It causes great panic for his new wife Emily (Hazel Court) who knows that Guy must change before it totally consumes him.
The film has a nice dark atmosphere added by Corman and just perfect use of fog in my opinion. A nice film to watch on a dark and stormy night. Francis Ford Coppola acted as assistant director.
The film has a nice dark atmosphere added by Corman and just perfect use of fog in my opinion. A nice film to watch on a dark and stormy night. Francis Ford Coppola acted as assistant director.
