Five tales by Edgar Allan Poe come to life thanks to a pictorical style animation, five tales that exude madness, pestilence, murder and torture.
Directed by Raúl García
crow
anthology
death
hypnotism
old mansion
mesmerist
spanish inquisition
plague survivors
horror anthology
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.3 / 5
Cast
Christopher Lee
Narrator (voice) (segment 'The Fall of the House of Usher')
Bela Lugosi
Narrator (voice) (segment 'The Tell-Tale Heart')
Julian Sands
Narrator (voice) (segment 'The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar')
Guillermo del Toro
Narrator (voice) (segment 'The Pit and the Pendulum')
Roger Corman
Prince Prospero (voice) (segment 'The Masque of the Red Death')
Stephen Hughes
Crow / Poe (voice)
Cornelia Funke
Death (voice)
Raúl García
Additional Voices
Crew
Raúl García
Director
Raúl García
Writer
Raúl García
Co-Producer
Stéphan Roelants
Producer
Edgar Allan Poe
Short Story
Stéphan Roelants
Co-Writer
Popular Reviews
21 reviews
Isa
4.0★ · 05/21/25
fui obrigada a assistir na aula de inglês
fui obrigada a assistir na aula de inglês
Gianni
6.0★ · 05/04/25
65/100 honestly the concept was so unique and cool but the execution was pretty weak, like that the director wasn't really able to catch the true soul of Poe's novels.
65/100 honestly the concept was so unique and cool but the execution was pretty weak, like that the director wasn't really able to catch the true soul of Poe's novels.
angelo
4.1★ · 08/13/23
I was expecting some breakthrough animation but sadly got something that had no life to carry. I think relying on Poe’s depressive and sorrowful writing to evoke emotion with its weak and lifeless visuals was a poor excuse. The worlds just felt so dull and it was like they thought plain dim tones would do the job to express and compliment the writing but it doesn’t at all.
I was expecting some breakthrough animation but sadly got something that had no life to carry. I think relying on Poe’s depressive and sorrowful writing to evoke emotion with its weak and lifeless visuals was a poor excuse. The worlds just felt so dull and it was like they thought plain dim tones would do the job to express and compliment the writing but it doesn’t at all.
Haley
5.1★ · 10/14/22
Really hit or miss but the narration and voice acting is great throughout.
I’d rank the segments from best to worst:
1. The Masque of the Red Death 2. The Tell-Tale Heart3. The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar4. The Pit and the Pendulum5. The Fall of the House of Usher
The intro and bits in between each story trying to tie everything together was weird and unnecessary though.
Hooptober 9 | Haley’s First Hooptober: 2/2 Animated & 1/2 Christopher Lee
Really hit or miss but the narration and voice acting is great throughout.
I’d rank the segments from best to worst:
1. The Masque of the Red Death 2. The Tell-Tale Heart3. The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar4. The Pit and the Pendulum5. The Fall of the House of Usher
The intro and bits in between each story trying to tie everything together was weird and unnecessary though.
Hooptober 9 | Haley’s First Hooptober: 2/2 Animated & 1/2 Christopher Lee
Grilliam
2.0★ · 10/09/22
They managed to make Edgar Allan Poe boring. Every story is told in a monotone against the ugliest animation I have seen in a long time. It all looks like a micro budget indie motion comic.
They managed to make Edgar Allan Poe boring. Every story is told in a monotone against the ugliest animation I have seen in a long time. It all looks like a micro budget indie motion comic.
