The Raven

I love reading Edgar Allan Poe's stories and poems; I also loved how this anthology fit together wonderfully!......more

Whenever the subject of literary horror comes arises the name Poe is sure to follow. For good reason. The guy's writing is creepy as hell. Poe's language is florid and ornate as was the literary fashion of the time. But instead of being tedious or boring Poe's prose never fail to engage the reader wi......more

this was an interesting collection, especially since there was a mix of works by poe i had read and ones i hadn't (or... you know, i haven't read poe extensively, so i guess it's more works i've heard of and ones i hadn't?) but i do wish there were annotations in this. poe, of course, nails atmosphe......more

After recently watching Mike Flanagan’s The Fall of the House of Usher on Netflix, I was eager to pick up this anthology again. It’s been several years since I last read Poe’s poems and short stories, but they still thrill me after all this time! Wonderfully spooky and simply beautiful all around.......more

I’ve been enjoying this slowly over the last couple of weeks. I scheduled it so I would be reading it the anniversary of Poe’s death on the 7th. I’ve probably read most of these pieces dozens of times but one of the things I love about re-reading excellent literature is that one gets something differ......more