We have a new annual tradition at the Colonial, bringing Vincent Price back to our screen in October. This year, our special guest, Vincent’s daughter, Victoria, has asked us to spotlight her father’s collaborations with Edgar Allen Poe. With the recent passing of legendary film icon Roger Corman, we knew one film would not be enough. The Colonial is proud to present three tales featuring Vincent Price, based on material by Edgar Allen Poe and all directed by Roger Corman. Nevermore will there be such an event.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Victoria Price brings her unique story to the national and international stage as an author, inspirational speaker, popular blogger, consultant and coach. She is an ordained interspiritual/interfaith minister, who leads workshops, retreats and tours around the world.

Price is a TedX speaker and the author of the critically-acclaimed Vincent Price: A Daughter’s Biography, as well as her 2018 memoir The Way of Being Lost: A Road Trip to My Truest Self. Her latest book is Living Love: 12 Heart-Centered Practices to Transform Your Life (Ixia Press, 2020).

Price, her work and her writing have been featured in USA Today, Art in America, Travel & Leisure, and The New York Times. She has appeared on Good Morning America, NPR’s Morning Edition and Fresh Air with Terry Gross, BBC Television & Radio and A&E’s Biography — as well as many podcasts, regional television and radio programs.

FILMS INCLUDED

The Pit and the Pendulum 

(Roger Corman, United States,  1961, 1h 20min, Not-Rated, DCP)
Elizabeth Barnard Medina (Barbara Steele) has died in the prime of life, and her brother, Francis (John Kerr), wants to know why. Elizabeth’s husband, Nicholas (Vincent Price), and her doctor offer differing explanations, but when Francis learns that Nicholas’ mother may have been buried alive, he begins to wonder if his sister met the same fate. And when he comes to believe that Elizabeth’s spirit wanders about Nicholas’ castle, Francis investigates — and is stunned by what he finds.

The Tomb of Ligeia (60th-Anniversary)

(Roger Corman, United States,  1964, 1h 11min, Not-Rated, Blu-ray)
Verden Fell (Vincent Price) is shattered after the death of his lovely wife. But, after an unexpected encounter with Lady Rowena Trevanion (Elizabeth Shepherd), Fell soon finds himself married again. Nevertheless, his late wife’s spirit seems to hang over the dilapidated abbey that Fell shares with his new bride. Lady Rowena senses that something is amiss and, when she investigates, makes a horrifying discovery — learning that Fell’s dead wife is closer than she ever imagined possible.

The Masque of the Red Death (60th-Anniversary)

(Roger Corman, United States,  1964, 1h 30min, Not-Rated, 35mm)
The evil Prince Prospero (Vincent Price), a medieval Italian prince, devoted to the pursuit of evil and the worship of Satan, enjoys the high life in his eerie country castle as the Red Plague destroys the peasant population around him.

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