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New movie mixes Edgar Allan Poe and 'torture porn'
New movie mixes Edgar Allan Poe and 'torture porn'
Director James McTeigue's new film, The Raven, mixes the real Poe with a fictional serial killer.
Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Raven' Compared To 'Se7en'
Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Raven' Compared To 'Se7en'
horrorbid.com — During a recent interview with Sci Fi Wire, James McTeigue (V for Vendetta) chatted a little about... his forthcoming Edgar Allan Poe film, 'The Raven', which lead to a shocking discovery, it could head into torture porn territory. The comparison is being made to the 1995 horror thriller 'Se7en' ... (more) Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Raven' Compared To 'Se7en'
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Quote the Raven While Tied to a Chair - Poe and Torture Porn?
Dread Central — ... Director James McTeigue sat down with SciFiWire for an interview about his latest film, the very violent Ninja Assassin, and he offered this on his upcoming remake of Poe's The Raven: ...

Raven=Torture Porn?
Arrow in the Head: Horror News — ... rather unconventional. When I say unconventional I mean f*cked up! The stuff that goes hand in hand with the whole 'torture porn' groove we just got out of. So lets get this straight... in THE RAVEN we've got a psychopath running around recreating deaths straight from the work of Edgar Allen Poe and he wants Poe himself to try and track him down? Nice! That's a pretty twisted idea, no? Sign me up! To read up a bit more on what McTeigue had to say about the project head right over HERE. So what do you guys think? This idea awesome or are you already looking to pass? Spit ...

Edgar Allan Poe Meets Torture Porn?
Horror-Movies.ca! — ... While Director James McTeigue was out promoting his new film Ninja Assassin Syfy Wire had the chance to speak with him about his next project. In the article the author likened Poe to one of the first "torture porn" writers ever.. now I would beg to differ but the good stuff is all about this upcoming movie. ...

James McTeigue Talks His Edgar Allen Poe Movie ‘The Raven’
Geeks of Doom: RSS Feed of Doom — ... The Raven , and it tells the story of Poe being challenged by a serial killer to solve the murders that are based on his very own works. Most comparisons are to the movie Se7en , but in Poe’s dark and cold 1800s setting. We also know that the movie takes place in Poe’s final days, before his mysterious death at the early age of 40. The movie is written by Hannah Shakespeare and Ben Livingston . Now comes some new information on the project from the mouth of McTeigue, who spoke to SciFi Wire recently, including what Edgar Allen Poe stories were looked to for inspiration ...

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