The Raven is a poem written by the famed gothic horror writer Edgar Allen Poe. Aside from the occasional appearance in the movie and slim hints at foreshadowing, that’s about all the title has in common with this movie. A period piece that attempts to create a horror story about the final days of the poet falls flat and fails to realize the potential of an incredible idea. Set in the final days of Poe’s life, it plays off the idea that little is known about the time before his mysterious death. The story attempts to answer this by creating...
