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Extraordinary Tales

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Christopher Lee, Bela Lugosi and Julian Sands narrate the Edgar Allan Poe stories "The Tell-Tale Heart," "The Pit and the Pendulum," "The Fall of the House of Usher," "The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar" and "The Masque of the Red Death."

Critics Reviews

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Justin Chang Variety 10/25/2015
Five stories by Edgar Allan Poe get varied treatment in this striking but inert animated compendium. Go to Full Review
Brian Tallerico RogerEbert.com 10/23/2015
2.5/4
Poe's storytelling gift is so timeless, and the voice actors assembled so captivating, that "Extraordinary Tales" can't help but work on some level. It just never quite rises above that faint praise. Go to Full Review
Charles Solomon Los Angeles Times 10/22/2015
"Extraordinary Tales" reminds viewers that animation can enable an artist to realize an individual vision, even on a limited budget. Go to Full Review
Rachel Wagner rachelsreviews.net 04/18/2019
C-
For me The Tell-Tale Heart was really the only short I loved. The rest had major flaws that took me away from the film. Go to Full Review
Sandie Angulo Chen Common Sense Media 01/08/2016
3/5
Poe's creepy, unevenly adapted tales aren't for young kids. Go to Full Review
Zach Hollwedel Under the Radar 12/09/2015
4.5/10
Unsure of its targeted demographic, Tales straddles the tonal line, flip-flopping like a fish left on the dock. Go to Full Review
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10/07/2024 Poe's works are adapted well enough but were not the choice of works I would have liked to see adapted to screen. The artistry was quite pleasant but the animation felt as lifeless as many of the subjects of Poe's stories. Yet another adaptation of 'The Tell-Tale Heart' was wildly unnecessary and should have been excluded from this anthology in lieu of a lesser-known or more interesting Poe tale. What was included was done well enough but much of what was depicted did not feel extraordinary in the slightest. See more Joe S 10/17/2023 Awesome animation with Poe's horror tales. The Pit and the Pendulum and The Masque of the Red Death are especially beautiful works of cartoon art. See more Dean W 02/09/2023 Top Notch. Different styles of animation and Bela Lugosi narrates the second one! Naysayers be damned Christopher Lee is amazing the art direction impeccable. Loses half a star for not being longer and the so-so connecting narrative bits. See more johann m 10/17/2021 An animated anthology of five stories adapted from Edgar Allan Poe ("The Fall of the House of Usher", "The Tell-Tale Heart", "The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar", "The Pit and the Pendulum", and "The Masque of the Red Death"). With incredible narrators and different stunning and spellbinding styles of animation, it leaves us wishing for more. Poe's stories are heart-pounding and unique and even though some stories manage to capture his excellent writing, others fall short. See more 05/29/2018 As a fan of Edgar Allan Poe, this movie is my personal cup of tea. It has good animation and good voice actors (especially with Christopher Lee, Bela Lugosi and Guillermo del Toro who are my favorite celebrities) See more 01/11/2018 Was on cell for all of it bc didn't find it appealing. Wasn't the animation I was hoping for ie dark, grimy. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Christopher Lee, Bela Lugosi and Julian Sands narrate the Edgar Allan Poe stories "The Tell-Tale Heart," "The Pit and the Pendulum," "The Fall of the House of Usher," "The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar" and "The Masque of the Red Death."
Director
Raúl García
Producer
Stéphan Roelants, Manuel Sicilia
Screenwriter
Raúl García
Distributor
GKIDS
Production Co
Mélusine Productions
Genre
Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Animation
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 23, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 15, 2016
Runtime
1h 10m