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The Haunted Palace

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Condemned warlock Joseph Curwen curses a New England village just before being burned alive. More than a century later, Curwen's kindly great-great-grandson Charles Ward (also Price) arrives in town and moves into Curwen's old mansion. Caretaker Simon Orne helps Charles and his wife Ann adjust to their new home. The ancient curse, however, takes hold of Joseph, awakening inside him a long-dormant evil passed on through blood.
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Keith Phipps The Dissolve Oct 22, 2013
3.5/4
Though a fine movie in its own right, The Haunted Palace feels a bit too familiar for its own good at times. Go to Full Review Jorge Loser Espinof May 16, 2024
4.5/5
The Haunted Palace stands as a hallucinatory cross between the worlds of Gothic curses and castles and the new sensibilities of cosmic science fiction... [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Alberto Abuín Espinof Apr 17, 2020
An elegance that unites Lovecraft with Poe, also marking it with Vincent Price's marvelous composition. [Full Review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Oct 31, 2013
2.5/4
[NEW 2024 REVIEW] Slack storytelling and an unsatisfying ending make this the weakest picture in the Poe-Corman-Price series. Go to Full Review Tim Brayton Antagony & Ecstasy Oct 31, 2011
8/10
The apex of Corman's skill for reworking AIP's standing Gothic sets to get the maximum possible bang for his buck. Go to Full Review Jeremy Heilman MovieMartyr.com Jan 27, 2008
68/100
Corman's widescreen framing, the blazing Technicolor photography, and the effectively maximized production values created a convincing, if twisted, world. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Robert P @Superbad Sep 27, 2026 The Haunted Palace = a *3.5* star movie! See more Richard W @RT65767935 Jun 13, 2024 I liked it,very atmospheric,great sets ,cool castle great acting very haunting , the ending could have been a little better ,but overall well done .that's if you like 1963 horror b movies See more Andrew L @RT39837635 Aug 30, 2023 Price and Chaney are wonderful in this film, but once again, this movie was advertised as an Edgar Allan Poe adaptation, yet it has absolutely nothing to do with Poe. Much of this movie is taken from various works of HP Lovecraft strung together See more Oct 16, 2020 Posiblemente una de las mejores adaptaciones de la obra de Lovecraft (que no de Edgar Allan Poe), y que aunque quizás no alcanza la locura que las obras del americano tenían, si se hace un poco destacar en otras cintas de casas encantadas. Esto es mayoritariamente, claro está, por la presencia del siempre inigualable y divertidisimo, Vincent Price, que se come la pantalla con patatas en cada plano que aparece (que son practicament todos). Bastante recomendable sobretodo dentro del catálogo Cormaniano. See more Oct 10, 2019 beautiful sets new england - arkahm See more Jun 27, 2019 Vincent really plays at his best here. I also love the music. The entire movie is somehow like a dream. Some great cam-work! See more Read all reviews
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Roger Corman

Director

Vincent Price

Charles Dexter Ward

Debra Paget

Ann Ward

Lon Chaney Jr.

Simon Orne

Frank Maxwell

Dr. Marinus Willet

Leo Gordon

Edgar Weeden

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Synopsis Condemned warlock Joseph Curwen curses a New England village just before being burned alive. More than a century later, Curwen's kindly great-great-grandson Charles Ward (also Price) arrives in town and moves into Curwen's old mansion. Caretaker Simon Orne helps Charles and his wife Ann adjust to their new home. The ancient curse, however, takes hold of Joseph, awakening inside him a long-dormant evil passed on through blood.
Director
Roger Corman
Producer
Roger Corman
Screenwriter
Charles Beaumont
Distributor
American International Pictures
Production Co
Alta Vista Productions, La Honda Productions
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 28, 1963, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 21, 2016
Runtime
1h 25m
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