Of course this is a completely fictionalized account of Poe's last days and a murderer that is using his poems and stories to act out some grisly murders. There are some issues with the movie from a historical perspective; the first that jumped out at me was a newspaper talking about a "Serial Killer" a term that was still 130 years away from being invented.
There are twists and turns and Cusack is great. The movie did feel slow in some spots, but overall I rather enjoyed it. I am not 100% sure it was horror though.
Tally: Watched 22, New 17
What are you watching?
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I always thought this was inspired very a good novel indeed. The Poe Shadow by Matthew Pearl. the plot is a little different, but close enough places to have me think about it.
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