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Edgar Allan Poe: books in order and screen adaptations

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Edgar Allan Poe has 9 books adapted into 11 TV shows and movies.

About Edgar Allan Poe's books on screen

Edgar Allan Poe has 9 works on record that have been adapted for the screen, published from 1835 to 1849. Together they have become 1 TV series and 10 movies. The first adaptation was The Avenging Conscience (1914), and the most recent released one is The Fall of the House of Usher (2023). The most adapted is The Fall of the House of Usher, with 3 screen versions.

Edgar Allan Poe books with adaptations, in publication order

  1. Morella (1835) · adapted as Tales of Terror (1962)
  2. The Fall of the House of Usher (1839) · adapted as House of Usher (1960), The Fall of the House of Usher (2023), The Fall of the House of Usher (1928)
  3. The Murders in the Rue Morgue (1841) · adapted as Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932)
  4. The Pit and the Pendulum (1842) · adapted as The Pit and the Pendulum (1961)
  5. The Tell-Tale Heart (1843) · adapted as The Avenging Conscience (1914)
  6. The Premature Burial (1844) · adapted as Lunacy (2005)
  7. The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether (1845) · adapted as Stonehearst Asylum (2014), Lunacy (2005)
  8. The Raven (1845) · adapted as The Raven (1963), The Raven (1935)
  9. Annabel Lee (1849) · adapted as The Avenging Conscience (1914)

TV shows and movies based on Edgar Allan Poe's books

Common questions

How many Edgar Allan Poe books have been made into movies or TV shows?

9 books have been adapted into 11 TV shows and movies.

What was the first Edgar Allan Poe adaptation?

The Avenging Conscience, released in 1914, a movie based on The Tell-Tale Heart.

Is a new Edgar Allan Poe adaptation coming?

No new adaptation date is on record yet; the latest released one is The Fall of the House of Usher.

Which Edgar Allan Poe book has the most adaptations?

The Fall of the House of Usher, with 3 TV and movie versions.