The Premature Burial

Directed by Roger Corman
Not Rated
1962    80mHorror, Drama
6.550%43%6.3
Based on Edgar Allan Poe's story about a cataleptic Englishman obsessed with the fear of being buried alive.
  • Ray MillandGuy Carrell
  • Hazel CourtEmily Gault
  • Richard NeyMiles Archer
  • Heather AngelKate Carrell
  • Alan NapierDr. Gideon Gault
  • John DierkesSweeny
  • Dick MillerMole
  • Brendan DillonMinister
  • Clive HallidayJudson
  • Roger CormanDirector / Producer
  • Charles BeaumontScreenplay
  • Ray RussellScreenplay
  • Gene CormanExecutive Producer
  • Samuel Z. ArkoffProducer
  • Daniel HallerArt Direction
  • Harry ReifSet Decoration
  • Floyd CrosbyDirector Of Photography
  • Marjorie CorsoCostume Design
  • Lou LaCavaMakeup Artist
  • Betty CrosbyScript Supervisor
  • Norma Al RousanNovember 24, 2025
    Great adaption of Edgar Allan Poe story. The classics are the best in bringing a story to life. A movie knows how to gaslight the audience.
  • Magnus PardeJuly 11, 2025
    Ray Milland shines in this gothic thriller, elevating Poe-inspired dread into psychological brilliance. The new ending flips the script—his wife Emily fakes her death using his own formula, turning his obsessive fear of being buried alive into a cruel revelation of control. No ghosts, no madness—just human cunning and poetic irony. The final moment, with Emily’s ghostlike return and Milland’s haunted laugh, seals this as a tale of terror rooted not in the supernatural but in the psyche. A brilliant twist worthy of Milland's intensity.

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