Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- eerie
- brooding
- melodramatic
- classic horror night
- gothic movie marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film's atmospheric Gothic settings, color schemes, camera movement, and strange supernatural incidents while finding its climax confused and formulaic.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Verden Fell remains infatuated with the dead Ligeia while marrying Rowena, allowing mourning and marital intimacy to become the vehicle for supernatural terror.
The characters inhabit a small section of a ruined abbey in Norfolk, with the crumbling structure serving as the film's dominant Gothic environment.
The black cat repeatedly appears in strange incidents, including climbing the bell tower while carrying Fell's dark glasses.
Roger Corman adapts Edgar Allan Poe through Vincent Price's grave performance, Gothic spectacle, doomed romance, and an atmosphere of coiled supernatural menace.
Films like The Tomb of Ligeia, and why
The Masque of the Red Death
shared gothic horror atmosphere, literary source material, melodramatic supernatural menace, and aristocratic period setting
House of Usher
shared vincent price performance, edgar allan poe adaptation, haunted domestic spaces, and psychological supernatural horror
The Innocents
shared gothic romance, grief-driven haunting, period setting, and brooding atmosphere
The Haunting
shared black-and-white-era gothic melodrama, ghostly female presence, and decaying architectural setting
Movie Details
- Director
- Roger Corman
- Release Date
- 1964-11-01
- Runtime
- 81 min
- Rating
- 6.4 / 10 (190)
Cast
- Vincent Price
- Elizabeth Shepherd
- John Westbrook
- Derek Francis
- Oliver Johnston
- Richard Vernon
- Frank Thornton
- Ronald Adam
- Denis Gilmore
- Penelope Lee
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus, Screambox Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Midnight Pulp Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Tomb of Ligeia about?
- A grieving aristocrat's second marriage becomes a feverish Gothic nightmare when his dead first wife appears determined to reclaim him.
- What is The Tomb of Ligeia like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Tomb of Ligeia as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Tomb of Ligeia violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The Tomb of Ligeia as mild.
- What did critics think of The Tomb of Ligeia?
- Critics broadly praised the film's atmospheric Gothic settings, color schemes, camera movement, and strange supernatural incidents while finding its climax confused and formulaic.
- Which films are like The Tomb of Ligeia?
- Films with a similar feel include The Masque of the Red Death, House of Usher, The Innocents, and The Haunting.
- How long is The Tomb of Ligeia?
- The Tomb of Ligeia runs 81 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Tomb of Ligeia?
- In United States, The Tomb of Ligeia streams on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus, Screambox Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Midnight Pulp Amazon Channel.
