Comic-Con 2011: The Raven trailer swoops in

*The first trailer for John Cusack’s moody Edgar Allan Poe movie _The Raven_ aired exclusively at Comic-Con today.* A dramatic, atmospheric collection of clips, the trailer establishes the film’s premise (it follows the last five days of Poe’s life) and promises a movie that’s as gothic as it is grisly. “It’s an art movie and a popcorn movie all at once,” Cusack said during the flick's panel discussion. What sort of footage did we get to see? Well, ravens swopping through foggy streets… A body in a chimney... A woman’s head severed by a razor… A watch in a dead broad’s mouth… “This crime is familiar to me,” says Luke Evans, before accusing Poe of murder because a death is similar to one from his stories. “Do you actually think that I murdered these people?” Poe demands. The trailer was a very promising first look at the film, and _The Raven_ looks to be every bit a gothic treat. Director James McTeigue’s description of the film as containing “a little bit of _Misery_, a little bit of _Seven_” seems entirely apt.