The Black Cat (Masters Of Horror)
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| "The Black Cat" | |
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| Masters of Horror episode | |
| File:TheBlackCat(MastersofHorror).jpg Pluto the Black Cat | |
| Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 11 |
| Directed by | Stuart Gordon |
| Written by | Stuart Gordon Dennis Paoli |
| Production code | 211 |
| Original air date | January 19, 2007 |
| Guest appearances | |
| Jeffrey Combs Patrick Gallagher Christopher Heyerdahl Eric Keenleyside Ken Kramer Elyse Levesque Ian Alexander Martin Aron Tager | |
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"The Black Cat" is the eleventh episode of the second season of Masters of Horror, directed by Stuart Gordon from a screenplay by Gordon and Dennis Paoli. It was broadcast on Showtime on January 19, 2007. The DVD was released on July 17, 2007.
Plot
The story has the great horror author Edgar Allan Poe (Jeffrey Combs) suffering from writer's block and short on cash, tormented by a black cat that will either destroy his life or inspire him to write one of his most famous stories. The 1843 short story of the same name by Poe is woven in with fictional happenings and details from his life.
Opening credits sequence
The episode's opening credits (after the series' credits) feature several of Irish artist Harry Clarke's celebrated early 20th-century illustrations for Poe's stories.