Movies Like An Evening of Edgar Allan Poe (1970)

An Evening of Edgar Allan Poe is a 1970 horror, mystery, tv movie film from Kenneth Johnson with a MovieMagicScore of 7.4/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with New Nightmare and Cracks.

Horror Mystery TV Movie

New Nightmare

1994

A demonic force has chosen Freddy Krueger as its portal to the real world. Can Heather Langenkamp play the part of Nancy one last time and trap the evil trying to enter our world?

6.5

MagicScore

Cracks

2009

Jealousy flares after the headmistress of an elite boarding school for girls becomes obsessed with a new student.

6.6

MagicScore

Mysterious Object at Noon

2000

A camera crew travels through Thailand asking villagers to invent the next chapter of an ever-growing story.

6.4

MagicScore

Scare Me

2020

During a power outage, two strangers tell scary stories. The more Fred and Fanny commit to their tales, the more the stories come to life in the dark of a Catskills cabin. The horrors of reality manifest when Fred confronts his ultimate fear: Fanny is the better storyteller.

5.8

MagicScore

Extraordinary Tales

2013

Five tales by Edgar Allan Poe come to life thanks to a pictorical style animation, five tales that exude madness, pestilence, murder and torture.

6.4

MagicScore

The Fall

2006

In a hospital on the outskirts of 1920s Los Angeles, an injured stuntman begins to tell a fellow patient, a little girl with a broken arm, a fantastic story about 5 mythical heroes. Thanks to his fractured state of mind and her vivid imagination, the line between fiction and reality starts to blur as the tale advances.

7.6

MagicScore

Tiny Toon Night Ghoulery

1995

In this Halloween Special, Babs Bunny plays the part of host as she and the Tiny Toons gang spoof various popular horror movies and TV shows. Among the works parodied are "Night Gallery", "The Twilight Zone", "The Devil and Daniel Webster", "Frankenstein" and the "Abbott and Costello Meet..." films.

6.3

MagicScore

Kubo and the Two Strings

2016

Kubo mesmerizes the people in his village with his magical gift for spinning wild tales with origami. When he accidentally summons an evil spirit seeking vengeance, Kubo is forced to go on a quest to solve the mystery of his fallen samurai father and his mystical weaponry, as well as discover his own magical powers.

7.6

MagicScore

Spirits of the Dead

1968

Anthology film from three European directors based on stories by Edgar Allan Poe: a cruel countess haunted by a ghostly horse, a sadistic young man haunted by his double, and an alcoholic actor haunted by the Devil.

6.2

MagicScore

#10

Trilogy of Terror

1975

A horror anthology containing three stories: a female college professor is aggressively pursued by one of her students; a prudish brunette determines that her free-spirited blonde sister is evil; and a woman's night turns upside down after she purchases an ancient Zuni fetish doll.

6.2

MagicScore

#11

Last Film Show

2022

A 9-year-old boy in a remote village in India begins a lifelong love affair with cinema when he bribes his way into a rundown movie palace and spends a summer watching movies from the projection booth.

7.5

MagicScore

#12

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar

2023

A rich man learns about a guru who can see without using his eyes. He sets out to master the skill in order to cheat at gambling.

7.2

MagicScore

#13

Hate by Dani Rovira

2021

An uncensored monologue by Dani Rovira about today's society.

7.0

MagicScore

#14

The Snow Walker

2003

A bush pilot in nothern Canada who with the aid of modernity thinks he can handle it all & knows it all. After reluctantly agreeing to transport a local indian girl to a medical facility his light plane crashes & they have to survive whilst finding their way back to civilization. Along the journey the man finds a new respect for the native ways as they battle to survive the elements.

6.9

MagicScore

#15

Sita Sings the Blues

2008

Utilizing the 1920s jazz vocals of Annette Hanshaw, the epic Indian tale of exiled prince Ramayana and his bride Sita is mirrored by a spurned woman's contemporary personal life, and light-hearted but knowledgeable discussion of historical background by a trio of Indian shadow puppets.

6.9

MagicScore

#16

Swimming to Cambodia

1987

Spalding Gray sits behind a desk throughout the entire film and recounts his exploits and chance encounters while playing a minor role in the film 'The Killing Fields'. At the same time, he gives a background to the events occurring in Cambodia at the time the film was set.

6.9

MagicScore

#17

Three Thousand Years of Longing

2022

A solitary scholar discovers an ancient bottle while on a trip to Istanbul and unleashes a djinn who offers her three wishes. Filled with reluctance, she is unable to come up with one, so the djinn tries to inspire her with his stories.

6.9

MagicScore

#18

Travellers and Magicians

2003

A young government official, named Dondup, who is smitten with America (he even has a denim gho) dreams of escaping there while stuck in a beautiful but isolated village. He hopes to connect in the U.S. with a visa out of the country. He misses the one bus out of town to Thimphu, however, and is forced to hitchhike and walk along the Lateral Road to the west, accompanied by an apple seller, a Buddhist monk with his ornate, dragon-headed dramyin, a drunk, a widowed rice paper maker, and his beautiful daughter, Sonam.

6.9

MagicScore

#19

Tamasha

2015

Meeting while on vacation, Ved and Tara sense a connection but vow to keep their real identities a secret. Years later, their paths cross again.

6.9

MagicScore

#20

The Secret of Roan Inish

1994

Ten-year-old Fiona is sent to live with her grandparents in a small fishing village in Donegal, Ireland. She soon learns the local legend that an ancestor of hers married a Selkie – a seal who can turn into a human. Years earlier, her baby brother was washed out to sea and never seen again, so when Fiona spies a naked little boy on the abandoned Isle of Roan Inish, she is compelled to investigate.

6.7

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like An Evening of Edgar Allan Poe?

The top films similar to An Evening of Edgar Allan Poe by MovieMagicScore are New Nightmare (6.5), Cracks (6.6), Mysterious Object at Noon (6.4). Each shares horror/mystery/tv movie themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is An Evening of Edgar Allan Poe worth watching?

An Evening of Edgar Allan Poe holds a MovieMagicScore of 7.4/10 from 33 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is An Evening of Edgar Allan Poe?

An Evening of Edgar Allan Poe (1970) is a horror, mystery, tv movie film directed by Kenneth Johnson, starring Vincent Price.

Where can I find more recommendations like An Evening of Edgar Allan Poe?

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About movies like An Evening of Edgar Allan Poe

This ranked list pairs An Evening of Edgar Allan Poe (1970), a horror and mystery and tv movie film from Kenneth Johnson, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Vincent Price take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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