The nature and lure of power: in Dallas, a councilman is on trial for corruption, the D.A. is running for the US Senate, a serial killer is slashing prostitutes, and a professor is murdered. Amanda Reeve is assigned to investigate the law-school killing. She hears rumors that the dead man offered women students good grades in exchange for sex. The trail leads her to two wealthy, beautiful students whose alibi is provided by a librarian. At the same time, the cops close in on the slasher. Meanwhile, Amanda misses her former lover, next in line to become D.A., and a reporter is fired for getting close to the truth about the Senate candidate. Is a cover-up or conspiracy in the works?

A haunting short version of Edgar Allan Poe's famous story about a cruel and unusual punishment inflicted on a victim of the Spanish Inquisition...

At the funeral of their mutual friend, mourners share stories about him that cross into fantasy.

Alice Guy's version of Edgar Allan Poe's The Pit and the Pendulum. This film is partially lost.

French adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Pit and the Pendulum”.

Watch the tight-knit cast and crew discuss the filmmaking process, including what it was like to live together in the castle they shot in.