Review

Starting with the titular piece, The Raven. I enjoy how mundane it is in the what is actually happpening. However the main dread in the poem is the worries and overthought of the narrating man. Poe’s archaic manner of describing the scenery is very inpiring and is quite beautiful in the poem’s flow. My favourite recording of this poem is this one by christopher lee.

The next tale in this book is The Tell-Tale Heart. I quite enjoy the telling of the story by the man who is accused of insanity in starting with asking how you think he is mad. I also enjoy this same device when Lovecraft uses it for his eldritch horror.

Onto The Cask of Amontillado, I didn’t find this one as good of a read as the others in this book. I find it less interesting since it is only about the narrator Montresor entombing Fortunato and no other horror takes place.

The final tale of terror in this collection, which is by far my favourite, is The Mask of the Red Death. The terror built up slowly in this story is wonderful and the descriptions of the rooms are fantastic. My favourite telling of this story is this recording by Adam Bash