Amontillado Productions/Larry Horricks
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John Cusack plays famed writer Edgar Allan Poe in James McTeigue’s The Raven, out in theaters this Friday. The movie’s got a really cool concept: the police need Poe’s help to solve a string of murders that are inspired by the writer’s stories, and things really heat up when his girlfriend (Alive Eve) is kidnapped and held hostage by the deranged killer. We’ve got a giveaway for the film, so read on to find out how you can win!

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HOW TO ENTER: Post a comment in the section below telling us your favorite John Cusack movie and and why.
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The prizes include The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe (check it out at Barnes and Noble), plus an official movie poster signed by stars John Cusack and Alive Eve.
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The contest will be open until May 1st, 2012. Make sure you read our terms and conditions before you enter, and then go ahead and leave a comment for your chance to win! Good luck!
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Synopsis: In this gritty thriller, Edgar Allan Poe (John Cusack, Being John Malkovich) joins forces with a young Baltimore detective (Luke Evans, Immortals) to hunt down a mad serial killer who’s using Poe’s own works as the basis in a string of brutal murders. Directed by James McTeigue (V for Vendetta, Ninja Assassin), the film also stars Alice Eve (Sex and the City 2), Brendan Gleeson (In Bruges) and Oliver Jackson-Cohen (Faster). When a mother and daughter are found brutally murdered in 19th century Baltimore, Detective Emmett Fields (Luke Evans) makes a startling discovery: the crime resembles a fictional murder described in gory detail in the local newspaper–part of a collection of stories penned by struggling writer and social pariah Edgar Allan Poe. But even as Poe is questioned by police, another grisly murder occurs, also inspired by a popular Poe story. Realizing a serial killer is on the loose using Poe’s writings as the backdrop for his bloody rampage, Fields enlists the author’s help in stopping the attacks. But when it appears someone close to Poe may become the murderer’s next victim, the stakes become even higher and the inventor of the detective story calls on his own powers of deduction to try to solve the case before it’s too late.