Afternoon Viewing: “The Tell-Tale Heart”

On the eve of the 200th anniversary of Edgar Allen Poe’s birth, here’s Vincent Price’s deliciously melodramatic performance of the classic Poe short story, “The Tell-Tale Heart”:

Part One:

Edgar Allan Poe & Vincent Price: The Tell-Tale Heart (I) - Watch more amazing videos here

Part Two:


Edgar Allan Poe & Vincent Price: The Tell-Tale Heart (II) - Click here for more free videos

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5 Responses to “Afternoon Viewing: “The Tell-Tale Heart””

  1. Haggis Says:
    January 18th, 2009 at 4:34 pm

    My first and probably still my favorite horror short story. Nobody could have performed it better than Vincent Price.

    Thank you, William.

  2. Jamie Says:
    January 18th, 2009 at 4:44 pm

    I can’t wait to watch this. One of my favorite stories.

    But it’s halftime and the Cardinals are tugging on my favor because (I can’t believe I’m saying this) they just look so damned good.

    Nice to know that I’ve dessert waiting for me, whatever playoff veggies I have to eat today. Go Pittsburgh!

  3. Jamie Says:
    January 18th, 2009 at 4:50 pm

    And why does it take my breath away that we’re 200 years removed from Poe?

  4. William Haskins Says:
    January 18th, 2009 at 5:37 pm

    i think because, despite some of the traditional formalism of his poetry, his innovations in telling detective stories and his pre-freudian insights into the raw elements of human psychology just don’t seem that dated.

  5. Jamie Says:
    January 19th, 2009 at 2:39 pm

    I finally got to watch it. That was just terrific. Great find. And now I miss Vincent Price, too.

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