The Tell-Tale Heart

The Tell-Tale Heart

From the Terrifying Pages of Edgar Allan Poe!

NR 1960 · 78 min · ★ 6.1 · Horror, Thriller

A 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.

Directed by Ernest Morris · Written by Brian Clemens

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