The only one who can stop a serial killer is the man who inspired him.|Mar. 09, 2012|United States | Spain | Hungary | Serbia|111 Min.|R
Genre: Adventure;Crime;History;Horror;Mystery;Thriller
Description: In 19th-century Baltimore, Maryland, a series of gruesome murders shock the community. A woman is found dead inside her locked apartment, and soon after, the body of her 12-year-old daughter is discovered in the chimney. Detective Emmett Fields, a renowned investigator, is called to the scene and notices similarities between the crimes and a fictional murder from Edgar Allan Poe’s story, *The Murders in the Rue Morgue*.
Edgar Allan Poe himself becomes a person of interest. When another victim is found killed in a manner resembling Poe’s tale *The Pit and the Pendulum*, Fields and Poe deduce that a killer is staging murders inspired by Poe’s works. The situation escalates when Poe’s lover, Emily, is kidnapped during a masquerade ball, echoing *The Masque of the Red Death*. The killer demands Poe write and publish a new story, further taunting him.
As the investigation deepens, Poe and Fields uncover more clues tied to Poe’s stories, including *The Cask of Amontillado*, leading them to the city’s underground tunnels where they find a man’s body disguised as Emily. The pursuit takes them to Holy Cross Church, where an empty grave bearing Emily’s name awaits. During a confrontation at the church, the killer attacks, injuring Fields and evading capture. Despite the danger, Poe continues the chase, determined to save Emily and stop the murderer.
Cast director: James McTeigue
Cast actor: John Cusack, Luke Evans, Alice Eve, Brendan Gleeson, Kevin McNally, Sam Hazeldine, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Jimmy Yuill, Jasmina Ilic, Teodora Uveric
Original name: The Raven