Tales of Terror
[Read by David Thorn-- with Bruce Blau]
This special audio collection, brought brilliantly to life by by David Thorn--with Bruce Blau, features some of Poe's best known classic stories, including ''The Tell-Tale Heart''--''Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar'' --''Hop Frog''--''Murders in the Rue Morgue''-- ''Masque of the Red Death''--''The Pit and the Pendulum''--''Fall of the House of Usher''--''The Black Cat''--and-- ''The Cask of Amontillado.'' -- American poet, critic, and short-story writer Edgar Allan Poe is universally recognized for his cultivation of the macabre in fiction. His stories are characterized by an original kind of supernatural horror, often using the awareness of death as a catalyzing force in its own right. His tales and poems brim with psychological depth and intense imagery, made vivid through his musical language and hypnotic rhythms, which are especially captivating when heard aloud.
This special audio collection, brought brilliantly to life by by David Thorn--with Bruce Blau, features some of Poe's best known classic stories, including ''The Tell-Tale Heart''--''Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar'' --''Hop Frog''--''Murders in the Rue Morgue''-- ''Masque of the Red Death''--''The Pit and the Pendulum''--''Fall of the House of Usher''--''The Black Cat''--and-- ''The Cask of Amontillado.'' -- American poet, critic, and short-story writer Edgar Allan Poe is universally recognized for his cultivation of the macabre in fiction. His stories are characterized by an original kind of supernatural horror, often using the awareness of death as a catalyzing force in its own right. His tales and poems brim with psychological depth and intense imagery, made vivid through his musical language and hypnotic rhythms, which are especially captivating when heard aloud.
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About the Author:
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.
David Thorn spent his childhood in the Channel Islands off the coast of France, was schooled in England, and then immigrated to the United States at the age of twenty-three. He is retired from international commerce and currently resides in California.
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- PublisherAlcazar Audioworks
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 1470824647
- ISBN 13 9781470824648
- BindingAudio CD
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