Cast

Bela Lugosi

Credits

Written by: Raul Garcia Edgar Allan Poe
Music: Javier López de Guereña Erik Matro
Editing: Raul Garcia
Produced by: Rocio Ayuso Catherine Knott Stéphan Roelants Manuel Sicilia

Plot

A man's sanity is a point of contention as he confesses to murdering an elderly man, driven by the victim's pale blue 'vulture eye', culminating in guilt-induced auditory hallucinations of the victim's beating heart. A stark black-and-white adaptation of Edgar Allen Poe’s story by a veteran animator long associated with Disney.

Sinekatalog’s take

A stark black-and-white animated retelling of Poe's confession, in which obsession and guilt build to a pounding crescendo. The spare imagery and sound keep the paranoia tight. A fine short for horror fans and lovers of literary adaptation.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

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Ratings

IMDb: 7.3 / 10 (102 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.

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