“A fascinating, hallucinatory journey into the mind of the author who invented the modern horror story.”
-MJ Simpson, Fangoria Magazine
Starring Mark Redfield, Kevin G. Shinnick, Jennifer Rouse, Tony Tsendeas
SYNOPSIS:
In late September 1849, Edgar Allan Poe was travelling home to New York from Richmond, Virginia. He never made it. He was discovered incoherent on a Baltimore street. For three days he lay in a hospital, slipping in and out of delirium, where he died on October 7th. To this day, the circumstances of his death remain one of the great mysteries of literature and history. Award-winning filmmaker Mark Redfield mixes the events of the author’s last days, both real and imaginary, with imagery and sounds from Poe’s stories and poems, to create a surreal, dream-like chronicle of Poe’s final journey into madness and fear.
Cast and crew:
Edgar Allan Poe…Mark Redfield
Dr. Moran…Kevin G. Shinnick
Mrs. Moran…Jennifer Rouse
Neilson Poe…Tony Tsendeas
Virginia Poe…Kimberly Hannold
Maria Clemm…Deborah Lynn Murphy
Rufus Griswold…Tom Brandau
Griswold’s clerk…Andrew Ready
Steamboat Captain…T.B. Griffith
Elmira…Holly Huff
A porter…Douglas Spence
The Land Lady’s son…Pete Karas
The Landlady…Johanna Supensky
The Stranger in Richmond…Chuck Richards
The Wainwright Brothers…George Stover
The Irishman,,,J. R. Lyston
The Proud Father…Kurt Bouschell
The Talented Daughter… Sandra Lynn O’Brien
Election Gang Leader…JimmyO Burril
Election Gang Member…Shawn Jones
Cornelius Ryan…David Ellis
Barman…Michael Alban
Henry Herring…Wayne Shipley
Joseph Walker…Jonathon Ruckman
Dr. Snodgrass…Sean Paul Murphy
Mr. Charles…Rick Kelton
Surgeon’s Assistant…Jay Carroll
Nurse…Mallory Herberger
Written and Produced by Stuart Voytilla and Mark Redfield
Music by Jennifer Rouse
Cinematography by Jeff Herberger
Edited by Sean Paul Murphy and Jay Carroll
Associate Producers…Jennifer Rouse and Tom Brandau
Executive Producers…I. Weber, Wesley Nolan, Robert F. Sprowls
Masks and Special Make-Up…Eric Supensky
Hair by Mary Buonomo
Art Department Crew…William Kelly and Clay Supensky
Technical Specifications
- running time: 1 hour 20 minutes
- Black and White (with color sequences)
-Language: English (not subtitled)
- USA, 2006, a Mark Redfield Studios Production
© Mark Redfield Studios. All Rights Reserved.
