Nightmares from the Mind of Poe
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| Nightmares from the Mind of Poe | |
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| Directed by | Ric White |
| Produced by | Linda Thornton |
| Written by | Ric White Edgar Allan Poe (stories) |
| Starring | Ric White Clayton Cheek Doug Moore |
| Music by | Joe Riley Stone White |
| Cinematography | John D. Gerhart |
| Editing by | Stone White |
| Distributed by | Storytime Entertainment |
| Release date(s) | October 17, 2006 |
| Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
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Nightmares from the Mind of Poe is a 2006 supernatural thriller, directed by Ric White. The movie stars Ric White, Clayton Cheek, and Doug Moore. It premiered in Nashville, Tennessee on October 17, 2006 and showed in theaters in a limited released in the southeast areas of the United States. It was released on DVD on March 15, 2007.
The film includes three Edgar Allan Poe short stories "The Tell-Tale Heart", "The Cask of Amontillado" and "The Premature Burial"; as well as the poem "The Raven". It was shot at several locations in Sumner County and Davidson County, Tennessee, including historic Rock Castle in Hendersonville, Tennessee; and historic Rosemont Cemetery in Columbia, Tennessee.
[edit] Cast
- Ric White as Edgar Allan Poe
- Clayton Cheek as Fortunato
- Doug Moore as Old Man
- Carey Kotsionis as Mary
- Michael Roark as Richard
- David Stair as Undertaker
- John Silvestro as Top Hat Man
- Ron Cushman as Gravedigger
- Ricky Smith as Gravedigger
- Jamie Vincent as Ghost Wife
- Tom Varenchick as Blacksmith
- Cole Schaefer as Blacksmith
- David Chattam as Blacksmith
- Tom Dolan as Policeman
- Jay McMahon as Policeman
- John Huber as Policeman
- Adrian Marshall as Policeman
- Mickey Love as John Allan’s Ghost
- Linda Thornton as Mrs. Stanard’s Ghost
- Jamie Vincent as Virginia Poe’s Ghost
- Shawn Russell as Poe’s Brother’s Ghost
- Waldo as Raven Bird
- Bryan McKnight as Young Husband
- Retika Dial as Young Wife
- Kenneth Dozier as Dead Man
- David Ballasso as Doctor
- William Hendry as Soldier
- Linda Wylie as Soldier’s Wife
- Emma Cardosi as Child
- Dave Bielawski as Doctor
- Steve Jarrell as Husband
- Stephanie Love as Dying Wife
- James Anderson as Ghost
- Shawn Spitaleri as Ghost
- Bryan McKnight as Ghost
- Stephen Jerrell Jr. as Ghost
- Zachariah Parham as Ghost
- Toni Sowell as Hearse Driver
[edit] Plot
As depicted in the film,Edgar Allan Poe was plagued with nightmares and the deaths of those he loved throughout his life. Those nightmares and his tragic life were many times the basis for his stories and poems; often he found himself in them as the victim or antagonist. Nightmares from the Mind of Poe brings to life those nightmares with Poe as part of the stories, as he often dreamed and wrote them. In the movie, he struggles with nightmares, insomnia, sadness and despair in his own life as he creates his stories. The film includes four of the most well-known tales from Edgar Allan Poe, the master of suspense and horror - "The Tell-Tale Heart", "The Cask of Amontillado", "The Premature Burial" and "The Raven"; all of which are word for word the way Poe wrote them, except "The Premature Burial" which was adapted from his narrative story.
In "The Tell-Tale Heart", Poe takes us to the mind of a mad man as he struggles with the thoughts that caused him to do the unthinkable and kill the old man entrusted to his care. "The Cask of Amontillado" is the story of ultimate revenge as Montresor punishes Fortunato for insulting him by walling Montresor behind a stone wall while he is still alive. In "The Premature Burial", Poe deals with one of his greatest fears, being buried alive. "The Raven", which was written through Poe’s suffering for his dying wife, deals with the dread of death and the "impending doom" of losing a loved one. In the end, Poe realizes that out of his nightmares and tragic life would come his legacy, his stories for future generations.
