Roger Corman directed eight films in color and wide screen, freely adapted from the works of Edgar Allan Poe and distributed by American International Pictures (AIP), which achieved enormous commercial success. and respect from critics.Written by talented screenwriters such as Richard Matheson, Charles Beaumont, Robert Towne, among others, these films, steeped in psychological horror, contain enough formal and thematic similarities to be considered eight variations of the same story.

Roger Corman dirigiu oito filmes em cores e tela larga, adaptados livremente das obras de Edgar Allan Poe e distribuídos pela American International Pictures (AIP), que obtiveram enorme sucesso comercial e respeito dos críticos.