The Pale Blue Eye | Official Teaser /w Gillian Anderson

Adapted from Louis Bayard’s 2006 historical fiction novel of the same name, The Pale Blue Eye takes place in 1830 at the United States’ West Point. An unknown killer is stalking the campus, slaying several members of the school, which leads to the arrival of a detective (Bale) in hopes of solving the case. But, all is not as it seems at the well-disciplined academy, as the detective begins to unravel a tangled web of secrets. In the middle of it all, penning the horrific happenings into prose form, is a young cadet named Edgar Allen Poe (Melling).

The feature will first land in theaters for a limited run beginning on December 23 before moving to Netflix on January 6.

Source: Collider