The Haunted Palace
The Haunted Palace is a 1963 horror film released by American International Pictures, starring Vincent Price, Lon Chaney Jr. and Debra Paget (in her final film), in a story about a village held in the grip of a dead necromancer. The film was directed by Roger Corman and is one of his series of eight films largely based on the works of American author Edgar Allan Poe.
Plot
In 1765, the inhabitants of Arkham, Massachusetts, are suspicious of the strange phenomena surrounding the grand "palace" that overlooks the town. They suspect the palace's owner, Joseph Curwen, is a warlock.
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| author | Charles Beaumont Francis Ford Coppola |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Massachusetts |
| director | Roger Corman |
| editor | Ronald Sinclair |
| events | supernatural |
| genre | historical horror romance |
| keywords | ambush arkham black magic break break in burn burned alive cthulhu curse deform deformity disturb elder gods engage fall fight great old ones human locked room magic book mortal necronomicon obsess one night possess secret entrance spirit possession wander warlock yog-sothoth young girl |
| musicBy | Ronald Stein |
| producer | Roger Corman |
| productionCompany | Alta Vista Productions |
| publisher | American International Pictures |