Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- eerie
- disorienting
- oppressive
- late night horror viewing
- short film showcase
What sets it apart
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The Narrator's crazed account and shifting perception destabilize what is seen and heard.
The film emphasizes shocking sound, including the disorienting presence of the imagined heartbeat.
The production combines a modern sensibility with anachronistic charm in its revision of Poe's classic.
The shifting setting and unsettling array of time and space disorient the audience.
Films like The Tell Tale Heart, and why
The Lighthouse
psychological horror built around subjective perception, unreliable reality, and oppressive sound design
The Machinist
literary psychological horror using stylized imagery and fractured perception to explore madness
Meshes of the Afternoon
short-form experimental horror centered on an unstable narrator and disturbing sensory atmosphere
Movie Details
- Director
- McClain Lindquist
- Release Date
- 2021-03-19
- Runtime
- 20 min
- Rating
- 6.0 / 10 (1)
Cast
- Sonny Grimsley
- James C. Morris
- Mikah Olsen
- Teren Turner
Common questions
- What is The Tell Tale Heart about?
- A feverish Poe adaptation turns guilt, perception, and a relentless imagined heartbeat into an unsettling audiovisual descent.
- What is The Tell Tale Heart like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Tell Tale Heart as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Tell Tale Heart violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The Tell Tale Heart as mild.
- Which films are like The Tell Tale Heart?
- Films with a similar feel include The Lighthouse, The Machinist, and Meshes of the Afternoon.
- How long is The Tell Tale Heart?
- The Tell Tale Heart runs 20 minutes.
