WithRaven’s Hollownow streaming on Shudder, we have an exclusive clip to premiere that provides a sneak peek at the new horror movie. A Shudder Original, the movie follows a youngEdgar Allan Poe(William Moseley) and four other West Point cadets on a training exercise when they are drawn by a gruesome discovery into a forgotten community. In our clip, which you may watch below, Edgar is on the search for one of his fellow cadets who has mysteriously turned up missing.
Raven’s Hollowis written and directed by Christopher Hatton with a story by Hatton and Chuck Reeves. Caroline Stern, Todd Lundbohm, and Andrejs Ekis produced. Executive producers include Christina Lundbohm, Michael Sharkey, Al Nguyen, Mark Andrews, Stephanie Denton, Emily Gotto, Patrick Fischer, Richard Kondal, and Sean Wheelan.
Along with Moseley as Poe, the film also stars Melanie Zanetti, Kate Dickie, and David Hayman. The official synopsis is as follows:
Autumn, 1830. West Point military Cadet Edgar Allan Poe and four other cadets on a training exercise in upstate New York come upon a man eviscerated on a bizarre wooden rack. His dying words direct them to a forgotten community, which they believe is guarding sinister secrets. Enthralled by the Innkeeper’s beautiful and mysterious daughter Charlotte and fuelled by the town resident’s refusal to speak to the murder, Poe determines to uncover the truth. Risking his life and more, Poe ultimately comes face to face with the terror that will haunt him forever.
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Edgar Allan Poe Has Inspired Countless Horror Stories
Edgar Allan Poe has long been considered one of history’s all-time greatest authors, and his various works have inspired many adaptations across several mediums. He continues to inspire over a hundred and fifty years past his death, influencing other notable authors like H.P. Lovecraft and Stephen King. But Poe himself is a mysterious figure with so much of his real-life story left to the unknown. That made him perfect for the part of the protagonist inRaven’s Hollow.
“Poe is remembered to history as a pallid, haunted figure, but long before that he was a bright and distinguished West Point cadet,” a Shudder pres release states of the widely-known author ofThe Raven. “The events surrounding his sudden discharge have never been explained. Here is where our story is set. InRaven’s Hollow, Poe becomes the central character of an imaginative Gothic horror that delves into the origins of his dark fiction and fractured psyche. It is the fantastic tale of how Poe became Poe.”
The horror-based streamer adds, “Poe’s tales were so dark and frightening they fundamentally changed literature and pop culture. What drove Edgar Allan Poe to explore such depths of psychological horror? The public’s interest in the turbulent, troubled life of his has never dimmed. His biography provides a host of tantalizing mysteries that might explain his morbid writings. The addiction to drink and hallucinogenic drugs. The tragic death of his one true love. The bizarre, final days of his life are shrouded in mystery and remain a source of dark fascination. Lesser known, but just as true, is another mystery early in his life.”
