Filmmaker Roger Corman on "The Fall of the House of Usher"

Roger Corman's success making "The Fall of the House of Usher" led to a "cyle of Poe" More

Filmmaker Roger Corman was initially drawn to Edgar Allan Poe's "The Fall of the House of Usher" because of the macabre setting. After the film was a great success Corman was asked to continue adapting Poe's works for cinema, going on to make "The Pit and the Pendulum," among others.

AIR DATE 10/30/17