Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- eerie
- macabre
- theatrical
- halloween viewing
- late night horror
What critics said
Critics generally found the anthology a competent and atmospheric retelling of familiar Poe stories, with especially strong narration but limited overall impact.
What sets it apart
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It presents five separate animated tales adapted from Edgar Allan Poe's stories.
The animated segments draw on old mansions, inquisitorial chambers, plague settings, death imagery, and Poe's gothic atmosphere.
Christopher Lee, Bela Lugosi, Julian Sands, Guillermo del Toro, and Roger Corman provide segment narration or principal voice work.
All five tales are explicitly adapted from Edgar Allan Poe, including The Fall of the House of Usher and The Pit and the Pendulum.
Films like Extraordinary Tales, and why
The House of Small Cubes
animated anthology structure, literary horror, and macabre gothic atmosphere
The Spine of Night
anthology horror, stylized animation, and dark fairy-tale imagery
The Company of Wolves
classic gothic horror adaptations, literary source material, and eerie visual storytelling
Movie Details
- Director
- Raúl García
- Release Date
- 2015-06-25
- Runtime
- 73 min
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 (135)
Cast
- Christopher Lee
- Bela Lugosi
- Julian Sands
- Guillermo del Toro
- Roger Corman
- Stephen Hughes
- Cornelia Funke
- Karla Cervantes
- Raúl García
Common questions
- What is Extraordinary Tales about?
- A stylized animated anthology brings five of Edgar Allan Poe’s darkest tales to life through gothic imagery and commanding voice performances.
- What is Extraordinary Tales like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Extraordinary Tales as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Extraordinary Tales violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Extraordinary Tales as mild.
- What did critics think of Extraordinary Tales?
- Critics generally found the anthology a competent and atmospheric retelling of familiar Poe stories, with especially strong narration but limited overall impact.
- Which films are like Extraordinary Tales?
- Films with a similar feel include The House of Small Cubes, The Spine of Night, and The Company of Wolves.
- How long is Extraordinary Tales?
- Extraordinary Tales runs 73 minutes.
