Rish Outfield's reviews
This didn't have much to do with the Poe story. Lance Henricken is cool. In fact, he was so much better than everybody else, that it really detracted from the overall film. Again, this was a Full Moon release, which meant it was very cheap, shot in a foreign locale, and was nothing we haven't seen before. It was dark and negative, with black religious themes to it, preventing virtually any laughs or any fun. It was really violent, but never in the cheering way. There was lots of nudity here, but it was torture-related, which I don't like. I found it kind of disturbing, and hopefully that says something good about me.

The tyranist's thoughts
Brought to you by the crew that normally does those eerie little Lovecraft adaptations this had so little to do with the original Poe story that it really shouldn't be titled as it is. This is really the story of a few people who lived during the Inquisition. There are some very interesting Poe-like subplots, but on the whole the Inquisition is the story. Not terrifying in the least, it does have certain moments of tension.