"Raven's Hollow" is a supernatural thriller set at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York — the same esteemed institution that a young Edgar Allan Poe attended and then soon got himself expelled from when he was in his early 20s (via The Daily Beast). According to Deadline, "Raven's Hollow" producer Todd Lundbohm describes the movie as "a gothic fictional re-telling of the [Poe] origin story" and said the 1800s sets "look incredible."
Deadline's report notes the "Raven's Hollow" plot follows a young Poe and four other cadets who a "gruesome discovery." The outlet's synopsis continues, detailing, "This encounter will lead them into a forgotten community where they find a township guarding a frightening secret that feeds Poe's wandering and ingenious mind. Believing something sinister is at play, Poe explores the dark, suspicious underbelly of a frightened people reluctant to talk of any atrocity witnessed, in order to reveal the secrets hidden within."
Perhaps the strange truth at the core of the movie is what the filmmakers imagine could have inspired Poe's dark writing. However, audiences will simply have to wait and see when "Raven's Hollow" makes its way to Shudder next year.
