favorite short stories by edgar allen poe

[slightlyhuman]

what are some of his best short stories? i've always liked the cask of amontillado.. looking for some other ones to read and write about..

 

[jimbob200521]

Personal favorite (and the only one I remember TBH) is "The Raven".

 

[moshquerade]

well you can find them all to read here.

http://bau2.uibk.ac.at/sg/poe/Work.html#Short-Stories

 

[cavemanmoron]

Originally posted by: jimbob200521
Personal favorite (and the only one I remember TBH) is "The Raven".

Nevermore.



http://www.online-literature.com/poe/

 

[CarlKillerMiller]

One of my favorite Poe stories (and favorite short stories of all time) is "The Gold Bug". I'd also suggest reading "The Black Cat", it's pretty revengetastic.

 

[DainBramaged]

I like that story about the beating heart. No idea on the name of it.

 

[Lonyo]

Originally posted by: DainBramaged
I like that story about the beating heart. No idea on the name of it.

The Tell-tale Heart
http://bau2.uibk.ac.at/sg/poe/works/tt_heart.html

That's the one I was going to post, mainly because it's the only one I've read in full.

 

[Juno]

the raven and the tell-tale heart.

 

[StevenYoo]

my fave is The Masque of the Red Death and A Cask of Amontillado

 

[thecrecarc]

i hated all his stories. dunno

 

[Squisher]

Originally posted by: StevenYoo
my fave is The Masque of the Red Death and A Cask of Amontillado

:thumbsup:

 

[SVT Cobra]

The Fall of The House of Usher is his best by far. Read it in the early morning around 3:00 in dim light alone at night when you are cramming for an english test. It'll give you the chills.

As for the most violent or gruesome The Black Cat is probably your best bet.

Also (I think it is the Masque of Red Death) the one where that cloud sweeps over the castle killing everyone is pretty good. Cask of Amontillado is pretty good, but far from my favorite. And, The Raven is one of Poe's poems, not short stories. He wrote both types and had different philosphies for both.

 

[Kreon]

never really liked Poe, so depressing....

If I had to choose, I'd say Fall of the House of Usher

At least he's more interesting that Nathaniel Hawthorne (snooze fest)

 

[GhettoFob]

Originally posted by: Juno
the raven and the tell-tale heart.

Those are the only ones I know.

 

[squiggledot]

my fave is the tell-tale heart

 

[sonoma1993]

Originally posted by: SVT Cobra
The Fall of The House of Usher is his best by far. Read it in the early morning around 3:00 in dim light alone at night when you are cramming for an english test. It'll give you the chills.

As for the most violent or gruesome The Black Cat is probably your best bet.

Also (I think it is the Masque of Red Death) the one where that cloud sweeps over the castle killing everyone is pretty good. Cask of Amontillado is pretty good, but far from my favorite. And, The Raven is one of Poe's poems, not short stories. He wrote both types and had different philosphies for both.

The Fall of the house of Usher, that was a very good shorty story. The the raven and the tell-tale heart. are also very good too

 

[chusteczka]

I have forgotten how to read.