An adaptation of the Edgar Allan Poe short story, this five minute animated short is far, far better than you might expected from what could be considered a "cartoon". However, here we have still images being animated occasionally instead of a continuous motion; the artwork is in the style of those silent German expressionist movies, all angular and bizarre shapes.
James Mason is the narrator and does his job superbly, especially at the end where he conveys the true terror of a disturbed mind. The use of the beating sound effects are used nicely in conjunction with the beating pictures on the screen creating a disorientating effect for the viewer. Poe's story is typically excellent and this short film conveys the horror and anguish well. Contains more horror in its five minutes than 90% of today's "horror" films do in their ninety.
James Mason is the narrator and does his job superbly, especially at the end where he conveys the true terror of a disturbed mind. The use of the beating sound effects are used nicely in conjunction with the beating pictures on the screen creating a disorientating effect for the viewer. Poe's story is typically excellent and this short film conveys the horror and anguish well. Contains more horror in its five minutes than 90% of today's "horror" films do in their ninety.