Edgar Allan Poe's THE RAVEN

"...The Raven is a much longer poem, though Peter Bradley makes it into a shorter film without all the visual padding...

"...The plot of The Raven hardly needs recounting. But some description of this black-and-white version, directed by Peter Bradley and narrated by Michael G. Sayers, is desirable...

"...but in my opinion, the reason you should buy this DVD is Peter Bradley's stirring short film, The Raven...

"...Also adhering to the letter is Peter Bradley’s live-action “The Raven.” Shot in stark black and white, it’s a bleak and surreal take on perhaps the world’s most famous poem, and the animatronic raven is creepy as hell."

"A third short film, The Raven (based on the poem of the same name), directed by Peter Bradley in 2003, is also found on the disc...

"For those unfamiliar with Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven,” it is a parable about a man haunted by the death of his wife, who is visited by a large, black raven. The man, at first curious, wonders what the raven means. Is it there to comfort him? To haunt him? “Th...

"Edgar Poe is paid a short impressive tribute with a new 12-minute black and white film adaptation of the writer's most famous and everlasting poem on loss and remembrance – THE RAVEN. ...

"Edgar Allen Poe's haunting vision of THE RAVEN while dealing with his lost love of Lenore is brought to the screen in a surprisingly respectful manner...