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You can't go wrong with this one. For the same price as this disc set, you can get ONE of the movies (THE RAVEN) here on the 'bay. For a little more (say, around $15-$20) you get THE AVENGING CONSCIENCE sold seperately. THE DEATH OF POE has them both on the same disc. Same movies, same running time. And both are worth getting. The two movies each star Henry B Walthall, (Col Cameron from D.W. Griffiths' BIRTH OF A NATION). Walthall plays Poe in THE RAVEN, and a guy who kills his uncle in AVENGING CONSCIENCE. D.W. Griffith even directed AVENGING CONSCIENCE. It was a big hit for Griffith...but was overshadowed by BIRTH OF A NATION made a year later. The silent film print quality is okay (we ARE talking movies close to a century old AND in the public domain), but you you get a nice new music soundtrack on both... You also get a CD of Poe's stories being read...and, of course, THE DEATH OF POE. You aren't going to find out anything really new about Poe's death here...the trails have been gone over too many times..but the atmosphere is nice, and you get a feeling for the poor guys plight. DEATH OF POE was done with a lot of love, and you get a nice tour of Baltimore in the deal,along with one of those 'haunted shows' they like to show on cable. PERFECT at home Halloween viewing and folks who just can't end that fascination with one of America's favorite writers...Read full review