Poe pictures - Sam Umland

No one has influenced the horror genre more than the writings of Edgar Allan Poe.

Poe&;s works have inspired hundreds of films, and this influence is studied in universities around the globe.

This is the first time ever that every Poe influenced film has been analysed in a single book.

Poe Pictures is an invaluable resource to film studies programs and also a critical guide for every fan of these films.

Poe Pictures &; The Film Legacy of Edgar Allan Poe includes:? Detailed analysis and critical review of the importance of each film? Fully illustrated with many images from the films? Includes perspectives from many who have worked on these classic films.

? A full evaluation of the legacy of these classics? Insights into where Poe ends and cinematic liberties beginBruce Hallenbeck has fashioned a film by filmanalysis of Poe-inspired films, includingCorman&;s classic AIP series.

The unique insightsinto the literary/cinematic landscape of Poe nowculminates in Poe Pictures &; The FilmLegacy of Edgar Allan Poe.

Poe Pictures isrequired reading for both aficionados of thesefilms and also those wishing to pursue a moreserious study of Poe&;s influence on the cinema.

These films have never left the imagination ofthe generation that grew up watching them.