Edgar Allan Poe, the master of terror, wrote some of literature's most entertaining and influential short stories, works that invented or anticipated modern detective novels, science fiction, and the horror genre. Tales of Terror collects nine of Poe's best-loved stories, all performed in chilling, highly dramatic readings by Jack Foreman. This collection includes such classics as The Tell-Tale Heart, The Pit and the Pendulum, The Fall of the House of Usher, and what many consider his masterpiece, The Murders in the Rue Morgue. This last tale introduces literature's first great detective, Monsieur Dupin, a character who inspired Sherlock Holmes and generations of other famous fictional sleuths. Filled with suspense, subtle humor, and shocking imagery, Tales of Terror presents Poe at his best.
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"The tell-tale heart -- The black cat -- The cask of Amontillado -- The pit and the pendulum -- The masque of the red death -- The facts in the case of M. Valdemar -- Hop-frog -- The fall of the house of Usher -- The murders in the Rue Morgue. " — Donald (5 out of 5 stars)
"The tell-tale heart -- The black cat -- The cask of Amontillado -- The pit and the pendulum -- The masque of the red death -- The facts in the case of M. Valdemar -- Hop-frog -- The fall of the house of Usher -- The murders in the Rue Morgue. "
" It was not like what I expected.I must say it is scary. "
" Scarry and I can talk teens into reading it! I like this one cuz it has a CD in the back, sometimes I think Poe makes more sense when I hear it. "
" Still creeps me out that people can think and write of things like this... even back then... "
" Rosario is read this one. "
" I hadn't read any Poe since like sixth grade, but it was totally some Edgar weather the other night so I pulled this shit off my shelf and read it while I made tacos and smoked weed. So sick! Hell is real! "
" Top notch Poe classics. I love how the victim escapes from the lowering pendulum axe! "
" The tell-tale heart -- The black cat -- The cask of Amontillado -- The pit and the pendulum -- The masque of the red death -- The facts in the case of M. Valdemar -- Hop-frog -- The fall of the house of Usher -- The murders in the Rue Morgue. "
" Someone suggested that I read for Poe for Halloween. It was suitably scary! "
Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1848) transformed the American literary landscape with his innovations in the short story genre and his haunting lyrical poetry, and he is credited with inventing American gothic horror and detective fiction. He was first published in 1827 and then began a career as a magazine writer and editor and a sharp literary critic. In 1845 the publication of his most famous poem, “The Raven,” brought him national fame.
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