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agirlandherlibrarian's review
4.0
My Youtube chat about my love of Poe can be found here: https://youtu.be/UuggFRQIBOU (available from 13th July 2021)
There is nothing more satisfying than a short horror story that ends in wickedness, when horror is written for horro's sake and wins... there's a moral in the story, there's haunting wickedness, death trailing the hallways and a thousand people at a masqued ball thinking they can keep themselves from his grasp.
One of the most macabre stories I have ever read by Poe and he has a few of them! Read it, listen to it, I don't mind which, but do give it a try.
Twitter @girlielibrary
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9JYORAF5nV9hHNczjN3D2Q
There is nothing more satisfying than a short horror story that ends in wickedness, when horror is written for horro's sake and wins... there's a moral in the story, there's haunting wickedness, death trailing the hallways and a thousand people at a masqued ball thinking they can keep themselves from his grasp.
One of the most macabre stories I have ever read by Poe and he has a few of them! Read it, listen to it, I don't mind which, but do give it a try.
Twitter @girlielibrary
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9JYORAF5nV9hHNczjN3D2Q
pyrobin's review
4.5
4.25 ★
ok listen, i might've rated this a bit more than i should've because my judgement is very much clouded by how much i liked this and its pure simple tale, but i really enjoyed this
ok listen, i might've rated this a bit more than i should've because my judgement is very much clouded by how much i liked this and its pure simple tale, but i really enjoyed this
bookingonsunshine's review
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
jorshy's review
4.0
I love the pictures Poe paints with his vivid descriptions but I’m finding the stories themselves aren’t doing much for me. I feel like I need a class or symposium about him to get the full appreciation. Still the brevity makes this easy to recommend if only for a taste.
wextra's review
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
One of the most mystical and dreamlike of Poe's works, this story feels like a true ghost story and absolutely one of his more political stories akin to Hop-Frog. While not a man to shy away from moral parable in his writing the sheer force of nature of the Red Death hits a deep nerve when taken against the hedonistic nobles.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Death