Synopsis
When a mother and daughter are found brutally murdered in 19th century Baltimore, Detective Emmett Fields makes a startling discovery: the crime resembles a fictional murder described in gory detail in the local newspaper--part of a collection of stories penned by struggling writer and social pariah Edgar Allan Poe. But even as Poe is questioned by police, another grisly murder occurs, also inspired by a popular Poe story. Realizing a serial killer is on the loose using Poe's writings as the backdrop for his bloody rampage, Fields enlists the author's help in stopping the attacks. But when it appears someone close to Poe may become the murderer's next victim, the stakes become even higher and the inventor of the detective story calls on his own powers of deduction to try to solve the case before it's too late.
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Movie Details
| Production Budget: | $26,000,000 |
| Greece Releases: | May 31st, 2012 (Wide) |
| Video Release: | October 9th, 2012 by Fox Home Entertainment |
| MPAA Rating: | R for bloody violence and grisly images. (Rating bulletin 2202, 12/14/2011) |
| Running Time: | 111 minutes |
| Keywords: | Police Procedural, Writing and Writers, Serial Killer, Intertitle, Epilogue, Romance, Forbidden Romance, Kidnap, Rescue, Surprise Twist, Buried Alive, Non-Chronological, Crime Thriller |
| Source: | Original Screenplay |
| Genre: | Thriller/Suspense |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Historical Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Relativity Media, Intrepid Pictures, Galavis Film, FilmNation Entertainment |
| Production Countries: | Spain, United States |
| Languages: | English |