Tag: Edgar Allen Poe

• Poevember: THE BLACK CAT

  “For the most wild yet most homely narrative which I am about to pen, I neither expect nor solicit belief.” This story is very reminiscent of “The Tell-Tale Heart” in many aspects, including the narrator’s voice, the reiteration of a central idea, and the ending. As in the other story, the narrator was lacking a […]

  holly

  November 10, 2013

  Poevember

  Edgar Allen Poe, Horror, mystery, Poevemeber, Reviews, Short Stories, The Black Cat, The Tell-Tale Heart

• Poevember: THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO

  “The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could, but when he ventured upon insult I vowed revenge.” “The Cask of Amontillado” was a creepy and disturbing tale, don’t get me wrong, but it wasn’t my favorite of Poe’s short stories. While the horror factor was definitely present, especially towards the ending, […]

  holly

  November 7, 2013

  Poevember

  Edgar Allen Poe, Horror, mystery, Poevember, Reviews, Short Stories, The Cask of Amontillado

• Poevember: THE TELL-TALE HEART

  “True! –nervous –very, very dreadfully nervous I had been and am; but why will you say that I am mad?” This is the first piece of writing by Edgar Allen Poe that I have ever read, and I absolutely loved it. One thing that really spoke to me in this short story was the way it […]

  holly

  November 5, 2013

  Poevember

  Edgar Allen Poe, Horror, mystery, november, Poevember, Reviews, Short Stories, The Tell-Tale Heart

• November: The Race for Relaxation and Edgar Allan Poe

  Hello everyone! Yet again, the month has changed! November is my second favorite month (the first being December), so I couldn’t be more pleased. As one of my previous posts explained, I have been extremely busy lately with school and work and homework, and consequently I haven’t been posting as much as I would like […]

  holly

  November 1, 2013

  Rambles

  Edgar Allen Poe, november, Poevember