The Raven
- Year: 1935
- Country of origin: USA
- Genre: Crime, Horror
- Director: Lew Landers
- Length: 61 min
The uncanny master of make-up in a new amazing shocker.
Synopsis
The Raven (1935) centers on a celebrated surgeon whose fascination with Edgar Allan Poe and his macabre fiction develops into a dangerous obsession after he becomes infatuated with a young woman whose life he has saved. As he manipulates a disfigured fugitive into carrying out an increasingly elaborate scheme of revenge while transforming his secluded home into a house of terror, his descent into madness threatens everyone around him. This horror film blends Gothic suspense, psychological horror, and pre-Code menace as obsession, vengeance, and the corruption of scientific knowledge shape one of Universal’s most memorable thrillers.
Selected disc options for The Raven
| Extras | Scream Factory BD-A/US 2019 | Umbrella BD-ALL/AU/OOP 2026 | Eureka BD-B/UK/OOP 2020 | Universal DVD-R-0/US 2012 | Universal DVD-1/US/OOP 2005 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audio Commentary by Dr. Steve Haberman | has extra | ||||
| Audio Commentary by Gary D. Rhodes | has extra | has extra | |||
| Audio Commentary by Samm Deighan | has extra | ||||
| American Gothic - Video Essay by Kat Ellinger | has extra | ||||
| A Good Game: Karloff & Lugosi at Universal, Part Two: “The Raven” | has extra | ||||
| Bela Lugosi Reads “The Tell-Tale Heart” | has extra | ||||
| Stills Gallery [Eureka] | has extra | ||||
| Stills Gallery [Scream Factory] | has extra | ||||
| Isolated Music and Effects Track | has extra | ||||
| Inner Sanctum Mystery: “The Tell-Tale Heart” - With Actor Boris Karloff | has extra |
Notes
- Scream Factory’s Blu-ray is included in the “Universal Horror Collection, Volume 1” box set with The Black Cat (1934), The Invisible Ray (1936) and Black Friday (1940). It contains a 12-page booklet.
- Umbrella’s Blu-ray contains no extras. It is included in the “Universal Horror: Monsters & Curiosities” box set. It contains a 100-page booklet and ten art cards.
- Eureka’s Blu-ray is included in the “Three Universal Pictures” box set with Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932) and The Black Cat (1934). It contains a 48-page booklet with writing by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas (“Bela Lugosi and the Masque of the Mad Doctor”), Jon Towlson (“Full of Fiendish and Diabolical Doings: Making and Censoring ‘The Black Cat’ (1934) and ‘The Raven’ (1935)”) and Tim Lucas (“Re-Arranging ‘Murders in the Rue Morgue’”). Reissued 2021/04/12 with 20-page booklet with writing by Tim Lucas (“Re-Arranging ‘Murders in the Rue Morgue’”).
- Universal’s “Vault Series” DVD-R contains no extras.
- Universal’s DVD contains no extras. It is included in “The Bela Lugosi Collection” box set with Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932), The Black Cat (1934), The Invisible Ray (1936) and Black Friday (1940). It is also available in the “Boris Karloff & Bela Lugosi: 4-Movie Horror Collection” box set with The Black Cat (1934), The Invisible Ray (1936) and Black Friday (1940).
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Ultimate Edition
Combine the best digital presentation with a selection of choice extras for the ultimate edition.
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American Gothic (14:59) -
A Good Game: Karloff & Lugosi at Universal, Part Two: “The Raven” (17:26) -
Inner Sanctum Mystery: “The Tell-Tale Heart” (Radio Episode, 1941, 26:42)
| Presentation | |
|---|---|
| Extras | Audio Commentary by Dr. Steve Haberman Scream Factory BD |
| Audio Commentary by Gary D. Rhodes Scream Factory BD | |
| Audio Commentary by Samm Deighan Eureka BD | |
| American Gothic - Video Essay by Kat Ellinger Eureka BD | |
| A Good Game: Karloff & Lugosi at Universal, Part Two: “The Raven” Scream Factory BD | |
| Bela Lugosi Reads “The Tell-Tale Heart” Scream Factory BD | |
| Stills Gallery [Eureka] Eureka BD | |
| Stills Gallery [Scream Factory] Scream Factory BD | |
| Isolated Music and Effects Track Eureka BD | |
| Inner Sanctum Mystery: “The Tell-Tale Heart” - With Actor Boris Karloff Eureka BD |
Notes
- Eureka’s video file is preceded with 2:30 of black screen.
- “Inner Sanctum Mystery: The Tell-Tale Heart” is also available on Scream Factory’s Blu-ray of Black Friday (1940).