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Setting the film on the coast of California might have slightly diminished the atmosphere, but in return it added wonderfully to the theme of the story, that outward appearances can lie to us, and things shouldn’t be taken at face value. Poe had always used the setting as an extra character, so the frigid, unforgiving tundra of some distant northern land would really have added to the mood. A castaway awakes on a beach with wounded forehead and sees a woman leaving the place. Poe’s original setting for this story was a bitterly cold island off the coast of Norway. Edgar Allan Poes Lighthouse Keeper (2016) on IMDb: Movies, TV, Celebs, and more. Marooned on a remote peninsula and haunted by frightening specters, a young man must confront the grotesque denizens of the night, or heed the Lighthouse Keeper's cryptic warning to, 'Always keep a light burning'. Despite this, the film does a pretty decent job sticking to the overall feel of Poe’s writing, which is really hard to do given the fact that it was filmed in central coast California, which is arguably one of the most beautiful and romantic places on Earth. ![]() The source material is super thin so after J.P washed up on shore, the writers could go in any direction they wanted and still tag Poe’s name to it. Love Edgar Allan Poe, from reading his timeless stories and the Roger Corman and Vincent Price films where the best of them were creepy and entertaining. (Yes, that’s right, the legendary Vernon Wells! Who has been in some of my favorite movies from the 80’s including Commando, Mad Max: The Road Warrior, and Innerspace.)Īfter that, there is not much that we can say is influenced by Poe’s final story.
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