Two Evil Eyes. 1990.
Two inspired tales by Edgar Allen Poe and adapted into the modern day era.
The facts in the case of Mr. Valdemar: A woman plots to kill her rich husband while her lover has hypnotised him into it but her husband is trapped in limbo with disastrous results.
The Black Cat: A journalist investigating a gruesome murder arrives home and his girlfriend has taken in a stray cat which he begins to hate.
George Romero teams up with Dario Argento and brings these two classic tales to the screen, both stories are set on present time with Adrienne Barbeau as the spoilt wife of a termally ill husband and wants his money. E.G. Marshall plays the solicitor who seems to have his doubts whether the paperwork is genuine until we see how it is done.
Harvey Kietel plays the journalist investigating a death that was inspired by another Poe tale and seems to hate the new cat which drives him to the brink of loosing his sanity and gives out a shriek when a wall is opened up.
Both segments were directed very well with some nice twists and turns added in even though The Black Cat has always been a favourite story of mine, the first story seems to been made for t.v. but still thoroughly enjoyable from start to finish with some good make-up effects by Tom Savini.
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