IN-PERSON: The Elderwise classroom at the Vineyard Church
Throughout the 1960s, exploitation filmmaker Roger Corman directed a series of Edgar Allan Poe adaptations that are among the most beloved films of the drive-in era. Among these is The Pit and the Pendulum (1961), starring Vincent Price (who appeared in almost all of Corman’s Poe adaptations) and Barbara Steele, two icons of horror cinema. Adapted by acclaimed novelist and screenwriter Richard Matheson, The Pit and the Pendulum is a rousing, roaring, Gothic masterpiece featuring Price at his histrionic best, Steele at her most sinister, and plenty of spooky castle intrigue. Join us on Halloween for a viewing of the film and a discussion of the psychological themes and surprisingly powerful Freudian subtext. Costumes welcome! Hope Bernard teaches Drama and Film at Washtenaw Community College. She has a PhD in Theatre from Bowling Green State University. Mark Bernard is an Associate Professor of English at Siena Heights University in Adrian, Michigan. He has a PhD in Film, Media, and Culture from Bowling Green State University.
