The Raven

Very loosely based on a poem by director Roger Corman’s frequent muse, Edgar Allen Poe, THE RAVEN tells of a trio of sorcerors – one good (Vincent Price), one bad (Peter Lorre) and one ugly (Karloff) – all of whom are heading for a final showdown. Typically tongue-in-cheek in camp Corman style, and bringing together three of cinema’s creepiest screen presences, it provides Karloff with a lipsmackingly evil part in the shape of the diabolical Dr Scarabus – plus an early role for a young Jack Nicholson.