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The Tell-Tale Heart 2006

Inspired by Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Tell‑Tale Heart,” the film follows Ed, a middle‑aged man whose nervous laughter masks a fragile sanity. Living alone in his family’s crumbling manor, he becomes consumed by a grotesque plan to murder his elderly, demented father and conceal the body, spiraling deeper into paranoia and dread.

Inspired by Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Tell‑Tale Heart,” the film follows Ed, a middle‑aged man whose nervous laughter masks a fragile sanity. Living alone in his family’s crumbling manor, he becomes consumed by a grotesque plan to murder his elderly, demented father and conceal the body, spiraling deeper into paranoia and dread.

Does The Tell-Tale Heart have end credit scenes?

No!

The Tell-Tale Heart does not have end credit scenes. You can leave when the credits roll.

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The Tell-Tale Heart Themes and Keywords

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