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A review by iamjudgedredd
The Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe
5.0
I picked this collection of short stories up for my birthday. It was my first Edgar Allan Poe. This particular collection was curated to coincide with the Netflix series Fall of the House of Usher (which is also included in this collection). Each of the stories contained in here are the inspirations for the characters, episodes and more from the show.
I really enjoyed the book, and in the small format it read very quickly. Sometimes Poe's verbose nature means that you get lost in his paragraph long sentences. Just know that that's a feature, and not a bug. The swirling descents into madness, the vile explorations of baser creatures we find within ourselves make for some great classic horror moments.
I really enjoyed the book, and in the small format it read very quickly. Sometimes Poe's verbose nature means that you get lost in his paragraph long sentences. Just know that that's a feature, and not a bug. The swirling descents into madness, the vile explorations of baser creatures we find within ourselves make for some great classic horror moments.