It is that time of year when the thoughts of blissful lovers and pining loners alike turn to matters of the heart. Such is true here the dank vaults of public domain gold as well. Of course we are a much more literal lot down here. If you promise your lover that you will give them your heart, you’d better be ready to deliver.

In than vein, I offer you tonight’s movie. It is a neat, but very loose adaptation of Poe’s famous story. The Tell-Tale Heart has been adapted more times than the most written works, coming in just behind The Bible and Dracula. The movie in question is from 1960 and has our murderer a little more motivated than in the original story. In this movie he kills a rival for the woman he loves. The outcome is basically the same,but the movie has lots of suspense and even a little gore to make things interesting. The film is well shot and well acted and, coming on heels of the stinkfest that was Night Fright, you really can’t ask for more? Enjoy and don’t forget to be a lady or gentleman with your date for the evening. Hold them close during the scary parts and don’t forget to give them a little peck on the cheek before you put them back into the ground.