Poets & Writers Theater

The Fall of the House of Usher is a gothic horror drama miniseries created by Mike Flanagan based on the short story of the same name and other works by Edgar Allan Poe. Starring Carla Gugino, Bruce Greenwood, and Mary McConnell, the eight-episode series follows the demise of the uber-wealthy Usher family, as their heirs mysteriously die one after another.

"While other kids read books like Go Jane Go / Vincent's favorite author is Edgar Allan Poe." Written and directed by Tim Burton, and narrated by actor Vincent Price, this short film pays homage to Edgar Allan Poe and his famed poem "The Raven." 

“Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary...” Neil Gaiman performs a candlelit reading of Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven” for fantasy author Patrick Rothfuss’s literary nonprofit organization, Worldbuilders.

Narrated by English actor Julian Sands, this animated film, part of the anthology Extraordinary Tales, is based on a lesser-known short story by Edgar Allan Poe, a detective tale about a man mesmerized in articulo mortis. Extraordinary Tales is composed of five stories by Poe, featuring the voices of Christopher Lee, Bela Lugosi, Roger Corman, and Guillermo del Toro, and is directed by Raul Garcia.

In this interpretation of Edgar Allan Poe's poem "The Raven," the film is set in December 1959 where a young writer has locked himself in a hotel room and an 8mm projector screens images of his lost love Lenore. Directed by Don Thiel and Chris Saphire, the film won Best Short at the 2011 H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival, judged by Guillermo del Toro.

This animated film, narrated by the late actor Christopher Lee, is part of an anthology composed of five stories by Edgar Allan Poe, each with a different visual style to evoke the unique tone of the tales. Extraordinary Tales is directed by Raul Garcia and features the voices of Bela Lugosi, Julian Sands, Roger Corman, and Guillermo del Toro.

"Is all that we see or seem / But a dream within a dream?" Fiona McLaughlin, Lauren Patrick, and Christopher McKenna created this short animation based on Edgar Allan Poe's poem "A Dream Within A Dream."

Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Tell-Tale Heart" comes alive in this spooky adaptation. Voiced by Tony Tsendeas. Directed by Darren Walker and Travis Mays.

John Cusack plays Edgar Allan Poe in James McTeigue's fictionalized account of the author's pursuit of a serial killer whose murders mirror those in his stories. The movie is slated for release next March.