Plot:Montresor tells the reader that he had borne the injuries from his friend Fortunato as best he could, but when Fortunato insulted him, he vowed revenge. He kept up the pretense of friendship until he could exact his revenge—and he would do so with impunity. Fortunato’s weak point was his belief in his connoisseurship ofContinue reading “Review of “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe: Halloween Countdown”
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Review of “The Fall of the House of Usher” by Edgar Allen Poe: Halloween Countdown
For October 12 Plot: The unnamed narrator arrives at the home of a childhood friend, Roderick Usher, after receiving a letter requesting that he come and cheer the friend up. Usher is not well and appears anxious and depressed. The narrator’s first glance of the house is dispiriting. It is old and covered with mossContinue reading “Review of “The Fall of the House of Usher” by Edgar Allen Poe: Halloween Countdown”
Review of “The Pit and the Pendulum” (1961)
The past Saturday pizza and bad movie night was a return to the schlock of yesteryear. Plot:In the sixteenth-century, Englishman Francis Barnard (John Kerr) arrives at a foreboding castle seeking news about his sister Elizabeth’s (Barbara Steele) recent death. His sister’s widower, Nicholas Medina (Vincent Price), and his younger sister, Catherine (Luana Anders), give himContinue reading “Review of “The Pit and the Pendulum” (1961)”
Review of “The Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allen Poe Halloween Countdown
28) The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allen Poe Plot:The narrator confesses to being nervous by nature, but he is not insane. His nervousness has increased his senses, not dulled them. His hearing is especially keen. What first led him to do what he did? He doesn’t know. He loved the old man. The old manContinue reading “Review of “The Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allen Poe Halloween Countdown”
Reviews of Old and New Stories. Mostly Old 