Roger Corman

Le jeune Seymour, employé d'un minable fleuriste, est propriétaire d'une mystérieuse plante qu'il a baptisé Audrey Junior par amour pour Audrey, sa jolie collègue de travail. Mais la plante se nourrit de sang humain…

Espagne, XVIe siècle. Afin d'éclaircir les mystères qui entourent la mort de sa sœur Elizabeth, Francis Barnard se rend au château où elle vivait en compagnie de son mari Nicholas. Nicholas Bernard, fils d'un redoutable inquisiteur espagnol, sombre lentement dans la folie, persuadé d'avoir enterré vivante sa femme...

Philip Withrop se rend a la maison Usher pour rencontrer sa fiancée Madeline. Roderick, le frère de Madeline, s'oppose a leur mariage. Madeline est victime d'une crise de catalepsie, et Roderick s'empresse de l'enterrer. Philip découvre la vérité, mais Madeline sort de son tombeau et veut tuer son frère. La maison s'écroule alors sur eux.

Au Moyen Âge, en Italie, le prince Prospero, seigneur des lieux humilie ses paysans en les terrorisant, en brûlant leurs maisons et en faisant prisonnier Francesca, une jeune paysanne avec son père et son petit ami. Alors que le convoi de Prospero s’apprête à repartir vers son château, ce dernier à la révélation que la « mort rouge » s’abat sur la région. Alors il invite tous les nobles des environs à s’abriter dans son château à l’intérieur duquel il les diverti et donne un grand bal masqué. Prospero tente de courtiser Francesca, mais Juliana, l’actuelle compagne de Prospero voit ce projet d’un mauvais œil. Voulant l'éloigner elle organise leur fuite, mais l'évasion est un échec et Propero se vengera cruellement. Alors que la fête bat son plein, Prospero se retrouve alors devant un étrange personnage masqué : la Mort Rouge.

XVe siècle, Angleterre. Le Dr Craven s'est retiré de la confrérie des magiciens pour pleurer Lenore, sa femme perdue. Un soir, il reçoit la visite d'un corbeau doué de parole. Celui-ci lui révèle avoir vu sa femme, bien vivante, dans le château du terrible sorcier Scarabus...

Trois histoires adaptées du roman d'Edgar Allan Poe : la réunion d'un veuf et de sa fille au-dessus de laquelle plane la mort de la mère défunte; une compétition de dégustation de vins entre un clochard et un champion local; un homme en train de mourir accepte de se faire hypnotiser.

Un sorcier lance une malédiction sur un groupe de villageois. Des années plus tard, l'un des descendants du sorcier revient dans le village maudit.

Un homme de la haute bourgeoisie est hanté par des visions de sa défunte femme. Il est certain d'une chose : sa nouvelle compagne est possédée par l'esprit diabolique de celle-ci.

Lors de la retraite de Russie, André Duvalier, jeune lieutenant, est secouru par une fort belle jeune femme sur les côtes baltiques. Elle l'emmène au château du baron von Leppe et disparaît. André Duvalier est frappé par la ressemblance de la jeune fille et le portrait de la femme du baron, morte il y a vingt-cinq ans.

Walter Paisley est serveur dans un café fréquenté par des artistes. Walter leur envie leur talent. Lui n'en a pas. Un jour, il tue par accident le chat de sa logeuse, et pour cacher son acte, Walter enduit l'animal de glaise. La statue fait sensation, et Walter devient l'artiste à la mode. Pour entretenir sa nouvelle notoriété, il doit continuer à produire, et bientôt il se découvre une âme de meurtrier...

Lorsque Emily Gault revient au domaine des Carrell pour renouer une histoire d'amour avec Guy Carrell, celui-ci fait montre d'une peur avouée d'être enterré vivant.

Dans le Chicago des années 20, la prohibition bat son plein, les meurtres se multiplient et les gangs s'enrichissent. Al Capone et Bob Moran sont à la tête de deux gangs rivaux qui s'affrontent pour devenir les maîtres de la mafia...

Un homme en complet blanc arrive dans une ville du sud des États-Unis au moment où viennent d’être votées les lois sur l’intégration, permettant à des enfants noirs de fréquenter les mêmes écoles que les enfants blancs. Il se présente comme un réformateur social. Mais en réalité la seule chose qu’il recherche c’est semer le trouble. Il va y parvenir, mais perd rapidement le contrôle de la situation....

Depuis son divorce, Paul déprime passablement. En désespoir de cause, il achète et prend pour la première fois du LSD. S'en suivent des hallucinations démentes et des visions horrifiques.

Kate Barker forme avec ses quatre fils un redoutable gang responsable de vols, meurtres, rapts et crimes sadiques. Ils entreprennent le kidnapping d'un millionnaire, mais les choses tournent mal pour Mama Baker et ses enfants.

Un groupe de scientifiques arrivent sur une île pour étudier les effets des armes nucléaires. A leur arrivée, ils découvre que l'endroit est peuplé de crabes qui se sont tranformés en des crétures énormes et monstrueuses.

Blues est le chef d'un gang de motards. The Loser, son pote, a perdu sa moto et lorsqu'il en vole une, la Police le repère et le blesse. Blues et son gang le ramène à l'hôpital…

Le monde a été détruit par une guerre nucléaire. Tony Lamont et Ruby, pris dans une tempête de poussière, tentent d'atteindre le ranch, isolé, de Rick et Louise Maddison. Jim, le père de Louise, refuse de les laisser entrer car il n'y a assez de nourriture que pour trois personnes. Mais Tony s'introduit dans la maison. Devant le fait accompli, Jim finit par les accueillir. Il leur fait changer de vêtements et se laver à l'eau pure. Pendant ce temps, Rick a trouvé une victime des rayonnements, Radek, qui est très mal en point. Mais contre toute attente, Radek se remet très vite et montre un comportement anormal. Il ne semble pas manger mais se montre très en forme. Bien vite, il apparaît que Radek est un mutant, qui chasse pour sa survie et se nourrit de lapins crus. Il se montre même cannibale en dévorant un vieux prospecteur réfugié dans une mine.

Roger William Corman (4/26/1926 – 5/9/2024) was an iconic figure in low-budget filmmaking, with over several hundred films in which he either directed or produced (in this upload's case, directing). Much of his work has gained cult status and been recognized by the masses via retrospectives and Mystery Science Theater 3000 . Five Guns West (1955): During the Civil War, five criminals pardoned by the Confederacy are sent into Comanche-territory to recover Union-seized gold and capture a turncoat. Apache Woman (1955): A government agent is sent to a western town to investigate attacks that the townspeople say are being committed by rampaging Apaches. The agent, however, suspects that different forces may be committing these crimes. Day the World Ended (1955): In a post-apocalyptic world after an atomic war, seven disparate people find themselves in a protected valley in the home of a survivalist and his beautiful daughter. Swamp Women [aka Swamp Diamonds ] (1956): An undercover policewoman helps three female convicts escape from prison so they can lead her to a stash of stolen diamonds hidden in a swamp. [ Featured as experiment 503 on Mystery Science Theater 3000 ] The Oklahoma Woman (1956): After six years in jail, Steve returns to claim a ranch left him in a will. The town is in the middle of a rough election masterminded by the saloon owner. Steve is soon on the side of the opposition candidate and his pretty daughter. It Conquered the World (1956): A well-meaning scientist guides an Venusian alien monster to Earth in order to rid mankind of feelings and emotions – but only death and sorrow results. [ Featured as experiment 311 on Mystery Science Theater 3000 ] Gunslinger (1956): A woman temporarily takes her recently deceased husband's place temporarily as Marshal of a small Western town. [ Featured as experiment 511 on Mystery Science Theater 3000 ] Naked Paradise (1957): A gangster and his two henchmen try to get a boat to flee a tropical island after a botched robbery heist. Not of This Earth (1957): An alien agent from Davana is sent to Earth via a high-tech matter transporter. There, he terrorizes Southern California in an attempt to acquire blood for his dying race, the result of a devastating nuclear war. Attack of the Crab Monsters (1957): Scientists become trapped on a shrinking island with intelligent, murderous giant crabs. Rock All Night (1957): The local teen hangout has been taken over by a pair of escaped killers, who hold the local youths hostage. The Undead (1957): A beautiful woman is sent back in time via hypnosis to the Middle Ages where she finds she is suspected of being a witch, and subject to execution. [ Featured as experiment 806 on Mystery Science Theater 3000 ] Teenage Doll (1957): A delinquent girls' gang pursues an ingenue linked romantically to the male leader of a rival gang, and apparently to the murder of one of their members. Carnival Rock (1957): A nightclub owner loses his establishment and the object of his affection to a local gambler. When asked to stay on as a comic act, he plots to ruin the business and steal the girl. Sorority Girl (1957): A poor little rich girl, feeling alienated by her mother, enacts a string of torment on her pupils at a girls' boarding school, increasingly aggravating them until she goes too far. The Saga of the Viking Women and Their Voyage to the Waters of the Great Sea Serpent [aka Viking Women and the Sea Serpent ] (1958): A group of lonely Viking women set off to locate their missing menfolk, only to fall into the clutches of the barbarians also holding their men captive. [ Featured as experiment 317 on Mystery Science Theater 3000 ] War of the Satellites (1958): An unknown force declares war against Earth when the UN disobeys warnings to cease and desist in its attempts at assembling the first satellite in the atmosphere. Machine Gun Kelly (1958): George Kelly is angry at the world and scared to death of dying. A career bank robber, Kelly gets his confidence from his Thompson SMG and his girl Flo. After a botched robbery, Flo, Kelly and his gang try their hand at a more lucrative job: kidnapping. She Gods of Shark Reef (1958): Two brothers, one wanted for murder, are shipwrecked on an island inhabited by nubile young women who have amassed a valuable cache of pearls. Teenage Caveman (1958): A young man defies tribal laws and searches for answers. The result of his quest yields knowledge of past generations. [ Featured as experiment 315 on Mystery Science Theater 3000 ] I, Mobster (1959): The rise and fall of gang lord Joe Sante, a crime boss who appears before Senate. Flashbacks tell his story. A Bucket of Blood (1959): A dimwitted busboy at a beatnik cafe passes off a cat he accidentally killed and covered in plaster as a sculpture, prompting a demand for more art that compels him to commit murders. The Wasp Woman (1959): The head of a major cosmetics company experiments on herself with a youth formula made from royal jelly extracted from wasps, but the formula's side effects have deadly consequences. Ski Troop Attack (1960): An American patrol has to cross enemy lines by skis in order to blow up an important railroad bridge. The task is complicated by conflicts between the veteran sergeant and its inexperienced lieutenant, and by constant attacks from pursuing German troops. The Fall of the House of Usher [aka House of Usher ] (1960): Upon entering his fiancée's family mansion, a man uncovers a savage family curse and fears that his future brother-in-law has prematurely entombed his bride-to-be. Last Woman on Earth (1960): Ev, her husband Harold, and their friend Martin go scuba diving while on vacation in Puerto Rico. When they surface, they find that everyone on the island has died. [ Released as a RiffTrax VOD in 2019 ] The Little Shop of Horrors (1960): A clumsy young man working at an impoverished flower shop discovers that the strange plant he has been nurturing has an insatiable appetite for blood, forcing him to kill to feed it. [ Released as a RiffTrax VOD in 2009 ] Atlas (1961): Evil king Praximedes convinces superhero Atlas to fight for him, but Atlas eventually sees the king's true nature and turns against him. Creature from the Haunted Sea (1961): A crook decides to bump off members of his inept crew and blame their deaths on a legendary sea creature. [ Released as a RiffTrax VOD in 2022 ] The Pit and the Pendulum (1961): In the 16th century, Francis Barnard travels to Spain to clarify the strange circumstances of his sister's death after she had married the son of a cruel Inquisitor. The Premature Burial (1962): An artist grows distant from his new wife as an irrational horror of premature burial consumes him. The Intruder (1962): A charismatic 'social reformer' rallies the white populace of a Southern town to oppose school integration, but he soon finds himself in a situation that he cannot control. Tales of Terror (1962): Three tales of terror involve a grieving widower and the daughter he abandoned; a drunkard and his wife's black cat; and a hypnotist who prolongs the moment of a man's death. Tower of London (1962): The twisted Richard III is haunted by the ghosts of those he has murdered in his attempt to become the King of England. The Young Racers (1963): A former race car driver-turned-writer attempts to expose a ruthless, womanizing Grand Prix racer – who may actually be sensitive and misunderstood. The Raven (1963): A magician, who has been turned into a raven, turns to a former sorcerer for help. The Terror (1963): A young French soldier cut off from his unit is beguiled by a mysterious woman, whom he learns is the wife of the local Baron – and that she seemingly died twenty years earlier. The Haunted Palace (1963): Charles Dexter Ward arrives at a small village to visit the house he inherited from his ancestor who died there 100 years ago. X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes (1963): An ambitious scientist invents an eye drop formula that grants him X-ray vision, but his new powers have disastrous consequences. The Secret Invasion (1964): In 1943, a group of hardened criminals is pardoned on the condition it accepts a mission to free a captive Italian general from the clutches of the Nazis. The Masque of the Red Death (1964): A European prince terrorizes the local peasantry while using his castle as a refuge against the 'Red Death' plague that stalks the land. The Tomb of Ligeia (1964): A man's obsession with his dead wife drives a wedge between him and his new bride. The Wild Angels (1966): San Pedro motorcycle gang The Angels party their way through the Coachella Valley while searching for a stolen bike, clashing with police along the way. A Time for Killing (1967): Confederate POWs escape a Union camp and make for the Mexico border chased by Union troops with both parties oblivious to the fact that peace was declared. The St. Valentine Day's Massacre (1967): Based on true events, a look into the events leading up to the infamous shootout between rival gangs led by Al Capone and George 'Bugs' Moran. The Trip (1967): A disillusioned TV-commercial director is guided by his friend through an LSD trip, during which he evaluates his identity and his relationships with women. The Wild Racers (1968): A devil-may-care racer is paid by an auto tycoon to be a runner-up, not a winner, but he rebels against the crooked deal and becomes internationally famous. [ Uncredited direction by Corman; credit to Daniel Haller ] De Sade (1969): A fictionalized biography of the world's most celebrated sexual and physical pervert notorious for his erotic behavior – going from woman to woman, seeking a love that eluded him. [ Uncredited direction by Corman; credit to Cy Endfield ] Target: Harry (1969): Carlyle, a man who hires pilot Harry Black to fly him to Istanbul, is murdered there. Now, mysterious Diane Reed and a local gangster, Rashi, are after Harry, believing that he has the priceless plates Carlyle used to counterfeit money. [Credited as Henry Neill.] Bloody Mama (1970): A psychologically disturbed matriarch presides over her damaged family of bank-robbing misfits. Gas! -Or- It Became Necessary to Destroy the World in Order to Save It. (1970): After a chemical accident releases a deadly gas killing everyone over 25, the world is left in the hands of its youth. Von Richthofen and Brown (1971): The story of Manfred von Richthofen, the German air ace during World War I and his struggle with the enemy aces and some jealous German officers. Deathsport (1978): Ranger guides on horseback wield transparent swords against 30th-century motorcycle gladiators. [ Uncredited direction by Corman; credit to Allan Arkush and Henry Suso (Nicholas Nichiphor) ] Battle Beyond the Stars (1980): A farm boy recruits a band of outlaws to save the planet Akir from dark forces that threaten to wipe them out from the face of the universe. A battle stretching beyond the stars begins here. [ Uncredited direction by Corman; credit to Jimmy T. Murakami ] Frankenstein Unbound (1990): The ultimate weapon, meant to be safe for mankind, produces global side effects including time slides and disappearances. The scientist behind the project, and his car, are zapped from the year 2031 to 1817's Switzerland. The Fantastic Four (1994): A quartet of astronauts are bombarded with cosmic rays after an accident, rendering each with special abilities. [ Executive producer only; uploaded because I found a 1080p copy ]

Richard, duc de Gloucester, n'accepte pas que son aîné, le roi Édouard IV, à l'agonie, choisisse l'un de ses neveux comme successeur. Il assassine donc son cadet, le duc de Clarence, que le roi mourant a désigné comme protecteur. Dès lors, Richard bascule dans un engrenage meurtrier afin d'asseoir sa position sur le trône mais est hanté par les fantômes de ses victimes qui prophétisent la mort brutale du prétendant à la couronne.

En 1943, un officier anglais réunit cinq hommes, tous condamnés à de lourdes peines de prison, et leur promet la liberté s'ils accomplissent une mission périlleuse pour les Allies.

Petit gangster médiocre, George Kelly, que son amie Florence Becker a surnommé "Mitraillette", a réussi un audacieux hold-up en compagnie de deux complices. Lors du partage, il s'aperçoit que Fandango a subtilisé quelques billets. De rage, Kelly le jette dans la cage d'un puma qui lui arrache un bras... Peu après, la bande attaque une nouvelle banque. Mais, superstitieux, Kelly est paralysé par le passage d'un corbillard et fait échouer le casse à cause du minutage très précis. L'un des hommes est tué par la police. Howard, l'un des complices, s'oppose au gangster en le rendant responsable.

En 1916, dans la France occupée, le baron Manfred von Richthofen, surnommé « le Baron Rouge », est à la tête d'une escadrille de chasse allemande et est opposé à son rival, l'as canadien Roy Brown.

Une "force inconnue" déclare la guerre à la planète Terre lorsque les Nations Unies désobéit avertissements de cesser dans ses tentatives d'assemblage du premier satellite dans l'atmosphère.