Recommended Edgar Allan Poe stories, poems, etc??

[pontifex]

I got this huge book of Edgar Allan Poe stories, poems, etc. He has some really good poems but most aren't that great imo.

I don't think I had ever read the entire "The Raven" before but that one is just excellent.

Any suggestions?

I plan on reading the entire thing, but I wouldn't mind skipping to a good one or two in between the ones that I don't find as good.

 

[dpert1]

The Tell-Tale Heart
Annabel Lee

The Raven of course...

 

[Rufus12]

Cask of Amontillado

 

[vailr]

The Gold Bug
MS. Found in a Bottle
Descent into a Maelstrom
The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar

 

[Mo0o]

One's I really liked:

"The Murders in the Rue Morgue"
"The Pit and the Pendulum"
"The Purloined Letter"
"The Tell-Tale Heart"
"The Raven"

 

[prism]

The Murders in the Rue Morgue and the Cask of Amontillado are both great, and I can't believe no one's mentioned The Fall of the House of Usher yet!

 

[Midnight Rambler]

Also, after reading all the classics noted here, you might want to check out the Vincent Price movies based on several of them. Somewhat "loose" translations, but classic horror nonetheless ...

 

[Farang]

If you like "The Raven". . . as read by Christopher Walken

 

[soccerballtux]

Originally posted by: Prism
The Murders in the Rue Morgue and the Cask of Amontillado are both great, and I can't believe no one's mentioned The Fall of the House of Usher yet!

:thumbsup:! Usher is so delicious. Read it at night in one sitting. Fun.

 

[hypn0tik]

The Fall of the House of Usher
The Black Cat

Raven
Annabelle Lee

 

[dawp]

if you like Poe, check out the CD from Alan Parsons Project-Tales of Mistery and Imagination, it take some Poe poems and stories and adapts them to music.

 

[Juno]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B...phy_of_Edgar_Allan_Poe

 

[1prophet]

Masque of the Red Death,

and be sure to check out the movie adaptations of Edgar Allan Poe's works with Vincent Price.

 

[Fritzo]

The Bedpost and the Lubricant is one of his lesser known works that I found the most interesting.

 

[nace186]

The Man of the Crowd is my favorite.

 

[dawp]

here's a bio and list of his works.

 

[nanette1985]

Originally posted by: Fritzo
The Bedpost and the Lubricant is one of his lesser known works that I found the most interesting.

:thumbsup:

 

[thraashman]

Masque of Red Death was always my favorite of his stories.

 

[warmodder]

I always liked Cask of Amontillado. There were some others, but I can't remember the titles.