Svengoolie aired the 1935 Poe‑inspired film The Raven starring Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi tonight. During the broadcast Billy Mumy of Lost in Space joked with Svengoolie about the studio set and Sven's mention of Mumy's memoir. Viewers pointed out film‑adjacent trivia, noting James Earl Jones's definitive reading of the poem for The Simpsons and that only two Raven cast members later appeared on Perry Mason, including character actor Ian Wolfe. Comments on the screening mixed appreciation and jokey critique, calling some cuts comic, lamenting excess screaming in the finale, and poking fun at plot moments such as a forgotten man under a pendulum and characters who stand and watch while danger unfolds. Several posts praised the film's symmetrical, consciously framed cinematography while others called it “Poe it ain't” despite a plotline about a man who has read The Raven.
