The Tell-Tale Heart

Name: The Tell-Tale Heart
Genre: Animation, Horror, Crime
Released: 1953-12-17
Duration: 8 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: James Mason

1953·Animation·8m

7.1

★

A man's sanity is a point of contention as he confesses to murdering an elderly man, driven by the victim's pale blue 'vulture eye', culminating in guilt-induced auditory hallucinations of the victim's beating heart.

Directed by Ted Parmelee

tale

murder

madman

short film

IMDB

N/A

Cast

James Mason

Narrator

Crew

Bill Scott

Writer

Paul Julian

Art Designer

Paul Julian

Color Designer

Edgar Allan Poe

Short Story

Popular Reviews

43 reviews

frockenmel

9.0★ · 01/21/26

this was actually so cool to watch and the narrator did an amazing job.. was at the edge of my seat.

Corinne

6.0★ · 12/14/25

ooo spooky🌀

Ray

epic

Mae Clegg

A brilliant short film, very true to the original story with beautifully dark illustrations

Anthony Alvarado

7.0★ · 05/02/25

Watched in school and ngl the whole thing was just bone chilling. Edgar Allan Poe really has a good mind with poets.