There are few actors more readily recognizable to the horror fan than Sir Christopher Lee, the towering star of The Wicker Man, and Hammer’s many bloody, sexually charged Dracula movies. Although contemporary audiences may know Christopher Lee best from his fantasy work in The Lord of the Rings and Star Wars, to many of us his booming voice and eery countenance will always evoke a glorious sense of dread, and it is those audiences who will no doubt rejoice that Lee’s work will endure in yet another film this Halloween season.
Extraordinary Tales, directed by accomplished animator Raul Garcia (Aladdin), anthologizes multiple animated shorts based on the immortal tales of Edgar Allan Poe. These macabre tales of terror are narrated by multiple horror legends, including Bela Lugosi (The Tell-Tale Heart), Julian Sands (The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar), Guillermo del Toro (The Pit and the Pendulum) and Roger Corman (The Masque of the Red Death).
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And, of course, Christopher Lee, who lends his particularly spooky rendition of The Fall of the House of Usher. Crave is happy to host this exclusive clip of Sir Christopher Lee’s installment of Extraordinary Tales. It gave us goosebumps and we suspect it will have the same impact on you.
Extraordinary Tales arrives in theaters and On Demand this Friday, October 23rd. You can order it on iTunes here.
From the Press Release:
A film anthology of five of Edgar Allen Poe’s best-known stories, each told in a unique graphic style, and featuring some of the most beloved figures in horror film history. Adapting the look and variety of a classic horror anthology, EXTRAORDINARY TALES offers heart-pounding takes on The Tell-Tale Heart, The Pit and the Pendulum, The Fall of the House of Usher, The Facts in the Case of Mr. Valdemar, and The Masque of the Red Death. Each tale is given a unique animated look, inspired by sources as diverse as classic Hollywood black-and-white monster films, or the pulpy feel of EC Comics, and narrated by a stable of legendary genre directors and actors.
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