The Haunted Palace is an American independent feature film of the supernatural thriller subgenre of horror. It is loosely based on a poem by Edgar Allan Poe, written in 1839, though it actually has more in common with the short story "The Case of Charles Dexter Ward", written by H.P. Lovecraft in 1927. It was directed by Roger Corman with a screenplay written by Charles Beaumont. It was produced by Alta Vista Productions and released in the United States on August 28th, 1963.
This is the final film work for actress Debra Paget. With her career on a downward spiral, she retired from acting shortly after this film.
On the movie review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, The Haunted Palace has a Tomatometer rating of 71% based on seven critic reviews, averaging 6.80 out of 10. It has an audience score of 66% based on more than 1,000 verified user ratings, averaging 3.6 out 5.
On Letterboxd, The Haunted Palace has a weighted average rating of 3.47 based on 9,172 user ratings.
