![]() ![]() (1991/2006) “From master storyteller Edgar Allan Poe, this adaptation brings to life what is perhaps Poe’s best-known short story, full of murder, madness, and betrayal.” “The Tell-Tale Heart” follows an unnamed narrator who insists on his sanity after murdering an old man with a “vulture eye.”” For those of you unfamiliar with the basic premise, here is a brief synopsis of the short story (adapted from WikiSummaries) and the films (both adapted from ): ![]() The second is the 2016 film with the screen story credited to four different writers, and the screenplay written by John La Tier (“Pain”), who also directed. ![]() ![]() The first was the 1991/2006 (re-release) video short written and directed by Scott Mansfield (“Deadly Games ” independent film producer and distributor for Monterey Media). It’s been adapted at least a dozen times over the years, but we’re going to be discussing only two of them. Today we’re going to be discussing “The Tell-Tale Heart,” the classic horror story penned by Edgar Allan Poe and published in 1843 in The Pioneer, Vol. Welcome back to our blog series “Have You Watched a Good Book Lately?” The series’ intention is to track a number of books’ progression from the printed page to the silver screen and assess how well or how badly the filmmakers accomplished each of the adaptations. ![]()
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