The Raven (film)

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While this mad surgical genius chanted "The Raven", horrible screams rose up from his torture chamber below!

The Raven is a Universal horror movie from the year 1935. As the name suggests, the works of Edgar Allan Poe are referenced heavily.

Young woman named Jean Thatcher crashes her car and is left in critical condition. Her concerned father convinces retired Dr. Richard Vollin (Bela Lugosi), a noted Edgar Allan Poe hobbyist, to help her. He manages to save her life and becomes infatuated with her. Her father is displeased with this and orders Vollin to leave her alone. Vollin, grudgingly, agrees.

Soon after this, a man on the run from law named Edmond Bateman (Boris Karloff) approaches Vollin about fixing his face so that he can end his life in crime. Vollin instead ruins his face and forces him to be a part of his mad scheme of revenge.

Not to be confused with the other film called The Raven.


Tropes used in The Raven (film) include:

Jean: "They really liked me!"
Holden: "No, not much. They only called you back twelve times."

  • Screaming Woman
  • Torture Cellar: Dr. Vollin's basement hosts a collection of various torture devices. Yes, even to a pendulum.
  • Two-Faced: To ensure Edmond's servitude, Vollin makes half of his face even uglier.
  • The Walls Are Closing In: Vollin's plan for Jean and her beloved Holden is to lock them up in a room like this and have them crushed to death.