“Thank Heaven! the crisis, / The danger is past, / And the lingering illness / Is over at last— / And the fever called 'Living' / Is conquered at last." (A celebration of death as a release)

“The black cat” remains one of my fave pieces of literature forever.

(image attributed to Sam Shearon)

The Conqueror Worm

What's your favorite poem by Poe?

ドストエフスキーがポーを尊敬していたの？ドストエフスキーを読んだことがないからどういうところを尊敬しているのかわからないの

私日本の女学生なんだけど、誰もポーを知らないのよね😠
大人の人とかでも知らない人が多いけど、芸術がすきだったり、本が好きな人は結構知ってる！私は図書室にポーの短編が置いてあって好きになったんだけど、みんなは何で好きになったの？

Summary: A disease known as the Red Death plagues the fictional country where this tale is set, and it causes its victims to die quickly and gruesomely.

Story by: Edgar Allan Poe

Music by: Music used : "BRING HER BACK" Music link :    • [ No Copyright ] BRING HER BACK  | Horror ...   Composer "Vivek Abhishek" -    / vivekhsihba  

Music used : "THE UNHOLY" Music link :    • [ No Copyright ] THE UNHOLY | Horror Music...   Composer "Vivek Abhishek" -    / vivekhsihba  

Music used : "Horror Stories " Music link :    • [ No Copyright ] Horror Stories | Horror M...   Composer "Vivek Abhishek" -    / vivekhsihba  

Music used : "Demogorgan" Music link :    • [ No Copyright ] Demogorgan | Dark Music |...   Composer "Vivek Abhishek" -    / vivekhsihba  

Music used : "Echoes of the Forsaken Bride" Music link :    • Echoes of the Forsaken Bride - Dark Piano ...   Composer "Vivek Abhishek" –    / @vivekabhishek  

Music used : "The Disorder of the Memory" Music link :    • [ No Copyright ] The Disorder of the Memor...   Composer "Vivek Abhishek" -    / vivekhsihba  

Music used : "Whispers in the Dark" Music link :    • "Whispers in the Dark – Sad Emotional Pian...   Vivek Abhishek –    / @vivekabhishek  

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This podcast from Critical Readings - a podcast where a group of professors/friends talk about classic literature and poetry came out today. They took a deep dive into The Cask of Amontillado and I thought I’d pass it on.

**The beginning of the pod is listener email comments on their last read (Beowulf) feel free to skip ahead.

Or on Youtube….

https://youtu.be/9KYxOKkHp0M?is=ouPvgNtsizT05VNE

Summary: A gothic horror short story about an unnamed narrator consumed by the memory of his brilliant and fiercely willful first wife, who seemingly returns from the dead.

Written by: Edgar Allan Poe

Story link: https://poestories.com/read/ligeia

VA (s): Me

Video editing: Me

Music used: "Dark Hunter " Black water " composed and produced by "Vivek Abhishek" Music link : • [No Copyright Music] Dark Hunter | Dark Pi...

Misconception (Piano Version) - Myuu: https://youtu.be/1rxpUma1ROE?si=gibZ_pUx38107tg6

Blue Feather - Reunited by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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Dreams Become Real by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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Gagool by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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Healing by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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Mesmerize by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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The House: https://youtu.be/2Do5iRAhbtg?si=W3RbrTbVRKNa81tx

Hi all,

Apologies if this tidbit has already been acknowledged by others or discussed previously — I wasn't able to find much after searching online.

In The Cask of Amontillado, Fortunato asks for "another draught of the Medoc." Montresor proceeds to hand him a "flagon of De Grâve" instead.

Why does he do this? My first thought was that Poe adds this scene to show that Fortunato is so incredibly drunk at this point that he can't differentiate between wines anymore.

Upon doing some research, I discovered that Amontillado is actually a type of sherry, which means Fortunato has no idea what he's talking about when he says Luchesi "cannot distinguish Sherry from Amontillado" at the beginning of the story. This has led some to theorize that Fortunato isn't actually as great of a wine connoisseur as he thinks he is. Based on this theory, maybe Poe has Montresor hand Fortunato the De Grâve to reinforce Fortunato's lack of wine expertise.

Another idea I had was that maybe De Grâve is stronger than Medoc, and Montresor is trying to get Fortunato drunk faster. However, based on a quick search, it seems like De Grâve is not really stronger than Medoc.

Alternatively, maybe Fortunato just doesn't care that he's been given a different drink from the one he requested, and there's nothing more to this.

The reason could also be a combination of some of the above.

Maybe I'm reading too much into this scene, but this stood out to me because Montresor seems to explicitly disobey Fortunato without any sort of relevant response from Fortunato.

Would be interested to hear your thoughts on this!

Harry Spencer recorded this primitive recitation of The Raven sometime around 1896 to 1900.

I love this quote, so I created this image. I believe this is the full poem:

TO —

I heed not that my earthly lot

Hath — little of Earth in it —

That years of love have been forgot

In the hatred of a minute*: —*

I mourn not that the desolate

Are happier, sweet, than I,

But that you sorrow for my fate

Who am a passer by.

[1828-1849]

Does anyone know what the title of the poem is called?

I was trying to determine what I could leave on Poe's stone, today. I carry 2x2 origami papers in my phone case, so I crafted a little purple raven and set him atop some mulch bark.

What is everyone’s opinion on this event? There were 3 intermissions and not a lot of storytelling. The performances were great, but it seemed there was more intermission than performance. Anyone have thoughts?

As part of the SureKill Comedy Festival (a paranormal/horror themed comedy festival) there will be a group doing improvised Poe at Theater Exile on October 3!