The Raven: Plot Synopsis and New Photo

Even though we won't be able to see James McTeigue’s The Raven (working title) until March 2012, we're still pretty excited at the thought of a fictional serial killer movie starring Edgar Allan Poe.

We've been covering the small bits of plot information that were released in the past, but now we have a full plot synopsis for you to read, along with a new photo. (**Updated with new high-resolution image)

[Mild Spoiler Warning] "In this gritty thriller Edgar Allan Poe (John Cusack) joins forces with a young Baltimore detective (Luke Evans) to hunt down a mad serial killer who’s using Poe’s own works as the basis in a string of brutal murders. Directed by James McTeigue, the film also stars Alice Eve, Brendan Gleeson, and Oliver Jackson-Cohen.

When a mother and daughter are found brutally murdered in 19th century Baltimore, Detective Emmett Fields makes a startling discovery: The crime resembles a fictional murder described in gory detail in the local newspaper — part of a collection of stories penned by struggling writer and social pariah Edgar Allan Poe. But even as Poe is questioned by police, another grisly murder occurs, also inspired by a popular Poe story.

Realizing a serial killer is on the loose using Poe’s writings as the backdrop for his bloody rampage, Fields enlists the author’s help in stopping the attacks. But when it appears someone close to Poe may become the murderer’s next victim, the stakes become even higher, and the inventor of the detective story calls on his own powers of deduction to try to solve the case before it’s too late."

And here is a new hi-res photo sent to us by Relativity Media: