Edgar Allan Poe
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Graphic classics volume 1
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Adaptations of fourteen horror tales by Edgar Allan Poe, illustrated by various artists.
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"The Portable Edgar Allan Poe compiles Poe’s greatest writings: tales of fantasy, terror, death, revenge, murder, and mystery, including 'The Pit and the Pendulum,' 'The Fall of the House of Usher,' 'The Cask of Amontillado,' 'The Masque of the Red Death,' and 'The Murders in the Rue Morgue,' the world’s first detective story. In addition, this volume offers letters, articles, criticism, visionary poetry, and a selection of random 'opinions' on...
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"Three chilling stories of horror and obsession by Edgar Allan Poe! A young man commits the 'perfect' crime, but his triumph is short-lived when he is haunted by The Tell-Tale Heart. Next, a vengeful man wreaks a bloodchilling punishment upon an old enemy in The Cask of Amontillado." --back cover
9) The fall
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A retelling of Edgar Allen Poe's 'The Fall of the House of Usher' in which Madeline and her twin brother, Roderick, suffer from the Usher family illness but she hears the House talking to her, filling her dreams, controlling her actions, and ensuring she never leaves the property.
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"In The Pit and the Pendulum, a young man in the toils of the Spanish Inquisition faces certain death by uncertain means: will he be forced into the deadly pit, sliced to ribbons by the razor sharp pendulum, or face something far worse? Then....solve The Murders in the Rue Morgue with Auguste Dupin, the original private detective." --back cover
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When young doctor Edward Newgate arrives at Stonehearst Asylum in search of an apprenticeship, he is warmly welcomed by Superintendent Dr. Lamb and a mesmerizing woman by the name of Eliza Grave. Edward is intrigued by Lamb's modern methods of treating the insane until a series of unusual events leads him to make a horrifying discovery, exposing Lamb's utopia and pushing Edward to the limits of his conscience.
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"A masquerade ball cut short by a mysterious plague; a strange nocturnal ritual in the woods; a black bobcat howling in the night: these ten tales are some of the most strange and unsettling in all of American literature, filled with unforgettable imagery and simmering with tension. From Edgar Allan Poe to Shirley Jackson, Nathaniel Hawthorne to Zora Neale Hurston, the authors of these classics of supernatural suspense have inspired generations of...
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"From the deeply unsettling to the possibly supernatural, these thirty-one border-crossing stories from around the world explore the uncanny in literature, and delve into our increasingly unstable sense of self, home, and planet. The Uncanny Reader: Stories from the Shadows opens with "The Sand-man," E.T.A. Hoffmann's 1817 tale of dopplegangers and automatons--a tale that inspired generations of writers and thinkers to come. Stories by 19th and 20th...
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The ghost story has long been a staple of world literature, but many of the greatest tales have been forgotten, overshadowed in many cases by their authors' bestselling work in other genres. In this anthology, little known stories from literary titans like Charles Dickens and Edith Wharton are collected alongside overlooked works from masters of horror fiction like Edgar Allan Poe and M. R. James. Acclaimed anthologists Leslie S. Klinger and Lisa...
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"A fresh twist on 24 classics. This stunning anthology of favorite poems visually interpreted by comic artist Julian Peters breathes new life into some of the greatest English-language poets. With unexpected pairing around themes such as empathy, identity, creativity, time, mortality, and nature, these poems can change the way we see ourselves, others, and our world. And encountering them in graphic form can change the way we ready the poems. This...