Edgar Allan Poe

First we get a new release date, and now comes a brand spanking new poster for The Raven. See how quickly things work around here. Good thing we all jog in our human-sized habitrail in between stories so we can stay pumped up!

Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a black bird! It's a black bird flying off with a new release date! Yep, that's right, kids. The Raven is the next flick to do the old release date shuffle.

January 19th is not just a memorable date because it was the day former WWE Superstar Bam Bam Bigelow died, it's also the birthdate of Edgar Allan Poe. And, in a blending of historic horror with a modern master, Doug Bradley (famous for his portrayal of Pinhead in eight Hellraiser films) will be reading one of Poe's most beloved works on Delamorte's Dungeon of Delights radio show.

Excited to see John Cusack play the great Edgar Allan Poe in the upcoming flick The Raven? Good! Then you'll be doubly excited to hear that a new international trailer has made its way online with new footage!

The first Massachusetts Independent Film Festival is taking place Thursday, December 1st, in Arlington, MA, and one of the highlights is sure to be the debut of Christopher Di Nunzio's new film Her Heart Still Beats hosted by Patricia Films and Creepy Kid Productions, which will be followed by a Q&A. Also screening that night are six other films by some of New England's best independent filmmakers.

The work of Edgar Allan Poe is notoriously dark, somber, and horrifying. So why not add some romance to sap things up a little bit. That's a great idea, right? Anyone? Hello? No, seriously, right? Um ...

Starring Nivek Ogre, Cherilyn Wilson, Corrie Shenigo, Diane Ayala Goldner, Staci Layne Wilso

We knew it wouldn't be long after the trailer premiered that we'd sink our talons into the first official teaser one-sheet for James McTeigue's The Raven, and that time has come! Read on for the goodies!

As well they should, too! In honor of the 162nd anniversary of Edgar Allan Poe’s death today, October 7, 2011, and in support the upcoming release of Relativity Media’s The Raven, black-wrapped cars, mannequins, and trash cans with “RIP EAP” emblazoned on them appeared in the Fells Point section of Baltimore, Maryland, and we've got some images from the event right here for you!

As promised, the trailer for James McTeigue's upcoming film The Raven is here, and much to our delight we like what we see. Check it out for yourself, and be sure to keep Poe in your thoughts today, the 162nd anniversary of his death.

Friday, October 7th, marks the 162nd anniversary of Edgar Allan Poe's death, and in honor of the occasion we have two new stills from James McTeigue's upcoming film The Raven. In addition, the director and Luke Evans, one of the film's stars, will participate in a ceremony at Poe's gravesite in Baltimore tomorrow, which is also when the first trailer will be released.

Planning to be in or around the LA area this Halloween season and looking for something new and different to put you in the holiday spirit? How about taking in a performance of Edgar Allan Poe's The Cask of Amontillado on Zombie Joe's Underground Theatre Group stage in North Hollywood, California?

You want eye candy? Brothers and sisters, we have got you covered. What better way to conclude a Friday afternoon than with your first look at the lovely Alice Eve ("Entourage") in the upcoming James McTeigue flick The Raven?

Adapting any works of Edgar Allan Poe into a film isn't easy. That hasn't stopped filmmakers from trying, however, and as the production of Her Heart Still Beats comes to a close, we'll see if the cast and crew of Creepy Kid Productions have succeeded where so many others have not.

Another bit of variant artwork for James McTeigue's upcoming take on the darkness surrounding the life of the great Edgar Allan Poe has hit the interwebs, and we have it for you here free of all that annoying rap-rap-rapping.