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Old 8th October 2018, 01:09 PM
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Tomb of Ligeia.

After the death of his wife Ligeia, Verden Fell(Vincent Price), has a bit of a breakdown and becomes obsessed with the idea that she isn't really dead and will come back from the grave. and spends his time moping about in black dressed like a undertaker and wearing sunglasses at all times. But then he meets the Lady Rowena(Elizabeth Shepherd) who falls off her horse during a fox hunt and Price gives her a bit of first aid at his creepy old gothic abbey. and eventually he ends up marrying her.

Another superb gothic tale directed by Roger Corman and from another story by Edgar Allen Poe. Vincent Price as usual is excellent as a tormented chap revelling in misery and the macabre, and Elizabeth Shepherd is very good too in the double role of the late Lady Ligeia and Lady Rowena.

Very nice looking film as well that is beautifly shot with a lot of colourful outdoor scenes that are unusual in Corman films, and they show off the english countryside very well. and nice scenes of the spooky abbey and tombs, and a creepy black cat that may or not be possessed by the spirit of his dead wife.

Top notch gothic horror that i award 86.5 out of 100.
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