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garbo2garbo's review against another edition
3.0
This collection includes: The Black Cat, The Masque of the Red Death, Hop-Frog and The Fall of the House of Usher. My favourites were The Black Cat, for its creepy narrative, and Hop-Frog for whatever bat shit crazy story that was. Art work wasn't really my style, but it works well.
bookgeekchic's review against another edition
5.0
Beautiful book with amazingly haunting illustrations by Grim Grisly! This picture book with some of Edgar Allan Poe's stories is a captivating and scary read. Highly recommended for any horror or Poe fan!
sillynicole's review against another edition
5.0
Though I am not the biggest Poe fan, I loved this book! The Artist pulled me in and I loved the macabre but cartoony pictures.
dgrachel's review against another edition
4.0
This contains four of Poe’s short stories: The Black Cat, The Masque of the Red Death, Hop-Frog, and The Fall of the House of Usher. The Masque of the Red Death has long been a favorite of mine, but Hop-Frog was horrifying. I’d never read it before today. I loved every gruesome minute of it! 😱
What makes this collection special are the illustrations by Gris Grimly. They are wonderfully creepy, and capture the madness of Poe’s prose perfectly. I own one other Gris Grimly illustrated collection of Poe’s short stories. I hope there are more collections available, because I NEED them. 4.5 stars.
What makes this collection special are the illustrations by Gris Grimly. They are wonderfully creepy, and capture the madness of Poe’s prose perfectly. I own one other Gris Grimly illustrated collection of Poe’s short stories. I hope there are more collections available, because I NEED them. 4.5 stars.
cyruspapyrus's review against another edition
dark
funny
tense
fast-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Ableism, Death, and Domestic abuse
nampahceitac's review against another edition
5.0
For some reason, I remember that in fourth grade, my crush really liked Edgar Allen Poe. I'm not sure whether I read this book before or after fourth grade, but I definitely remember this book, probably because I recall reading it several times over. These illustrations have stayed with me for SO long.