‘Extraordinary Tales’ Brings Edgar Allan Poe’s Classic Stories to Vivid Life

SPONSOR: Five of Edgar Allan Poe’s best-known stories are brought to life in Extraordinary Tales. Inspired by sources as diverse as classic black-and-white monster films and the pulpy feel of EC Comics, this animated anthology is narrated by genre legends Sir Christopher Lee and Bela Lugosi. Now available on iTunes. Playing in select theaters.

Five of Edgar Allan Poe’s best-known stories are brought to vivid life in this visually stunning, heart-pounding animated anthology featuring Sir Christopher Lee, Bela Lugosi, Julian Sands, Roger Corman and Guillermo del Toro. Murderous madmen, sinister villains and cloaked ghouls stalk the darkened corridors of Poe’s imagination, as his haunting tales are given a terrifying new twist by some of the most beloved figures in horror film history.

THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER

Narrated by Sir Christopher Lee

THE TELL-TALE HEART

Narrated by Bela Lugosi

THE FACTS IN THE CASE OF MR. VALDEMAR

Narrated by Julian Sands

THE MASK OF THE RED DEATH

Narrated by Roger Corman

THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM

Narrated by Guillermo del Toro