edgar allan poe
‘The Fall of the House of Usher’ is a Masterful Fusion of Classical and Contemporary Horror [Review]
Edgar Allan Poe is a name that everyone knows. But even though everyone has heard the name, most haven’t read the stories, and everyone that is familiar with the movie adaptations, is most like...
Raven’s Hollow is a Fittingly Chilly Autumnal Horror Story [Review]
The celebrated works of Edgar Allan Poe have long proved fertile ground for horror movies, from The Raven to Sleepy Hollow. But Raven’s Hollow employs a different tack by featuring Poe as a cha...
Five Short Story Adaptations that Ignored the Source Material
Short stories can often be the best place to mine for film adaptations as material doesn’t need to be cut left and right, the way it does when adapting a novel. At the same time, short...
New on Netflix: June 24th, 2016
New on Netflix is a weekly feature here at Wicked Horror where we take a look at the latest additions to everyone’s favorite streaming service. It can be tough sifting through all those horror ...
Why Poe Fans Will Love Crimson Peak
Spoiler Alert: According to writer-director Guillermo del Toro, Crimson Peak was never intended to be a horror movie (despite its misleading trailer). Everyone was, understandably, thrilled ...
Blu-Ray Review – Edgar Allan Poe’s Black Cats: Two Adaptations by Sergio Martino and Lucio Fulci
Edgar Allan Poe has been the inspiration for many filmmakers and writers over the years. Adaptations of his stories, and even his life, are all over the place and for very good reason. Tales of madnes...
Evil Eyes: Forgotten Adaptations of Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe is the biggest name in horror. Even Stephen King has never come close to being as prominent and influential in the genre. Even the highest selling living author can’t outrank th...