The Tell-Tale Heart
by Edgar Allan Poeliterary work· published 1843
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"The Tell-Tale Heart" is a short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe, first published in James Russell Lowell's The Pioneer in January 1843. "The Tell-Tale Heart" is often considered a classic of the Gothic fiction genre and is one of Poe's best known short stories. It is related by an unnamed narrator who endeavors to convince the reader of the narrator's sanity while simultaneously describing a murder the narrator committed.
Adaptations (3)
The Tell-Tale Heart has been adapted into 3 films, from 1914 to 1961.
The Avenging Conscience1914 · film · 78 min · dir. D.W. Griffith · IMDb ↗IMDb6.4Thwarted by his despotic uncle from continuing his love affair, a young man's thoughts turn dark as he dwells on ways to deal with his uncle. Becoming convinced that murder is merely a natural part of life, he kills his uncle and hides the body. However, the man's conscience awakens; paranoia sets in and nightmarish visions begin to haunt him.
The Tell-Tale Heart1960 · film · 78 min · dir. Ernest Morris · IMDb ↗IMDb5.8A man's sanity is a point of contention as he confesses to murdering an elderly man, driven by the victim's pale blue 'vulture eye', culminating in guilt-induced auditory hallucinations of the victim's beating heart.
The Tell-Tale Heart1961 · film · 25 min · IMDb ↗A ballet based on the Edgar Allen Poe story. A woman murders an old man and is haunted by the sound of his heart.
