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Extraordinary tales

Summary: Five of Edgar Allan Poe's best-known stories are brought to vivid life in this heart-pounding animated anthology. Murderous madmen, sinister villains and cloaked ghouls stalk the darkened corridors of Poe's imagination, as his haunting tales are given a terrifying new twist by some of the most beloved figures in horror film history. Include: The tell-tale heart; The fall of the house of Usher; The masque of the red death; The pit and the pendulum; and The facts in the case of Mr. Valedemar.

Record details

  • Physical Description: videodisc
    1 videodisc (73 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: [New York] : GKids, [2016]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally produced as a motion picutre in 2014.
Bonus features: The art of Extraordinary Tales -- The making of Extraordinary Tales -- Audio commentary by Director Raul Garcia -- US Trailer.
Formatted Contents Note: The tell-tale heart -- The fall of the house of Usher -- The masque of the red death -- The pit and the pendulum -- The facts in the case of Mr. Valedemar.
Participant or Performer Note: Christopher Lee, Bela Lugosi, Guillermo Del Toro, Roger Corman, Julian Sands.
Target Audience Note:
Not rated.
System Details Note:
DVD, widescreen.
Language Note:
English audio; available with English, Spanish or French subtitles.
Closed-captioned.
Subject: Poe, Edgar Allan 1809-1849 Film adaptations
Horror tales, American Drama
Murder Drama
Genre: Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Horror films.
Animated films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

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