Customer Review: This is one of Poe's best short-stories. It's about obsession, and how guilt can drive someone insane in a matter of hours.
I guess Poe himself had a huge guilt complex. Anyway, the fact is that Poe can write in a style that leave the reader in a "edge of the seat" condition in less... more info
Customer Review: Chelsea Hall
October 13, 2005 This year I read The Pit and the Pendulum, by Edgar Allen Poe. It's about a guy who is captured and tortured by a pendulum, but shortly after is thrown into an abyss. My favorite artist, Griss Grimly makes drawings from Poe's stories. So since I love Griss so... more info
Customer Review: This is my favorite short story of all time. Yes, it's a little twisted, but that's Poe for you. Poe makes excellent use of irony, foreshadowing, and sensory devices in "Cask of Amontillado," making it excellent fodder for a literary analysis essay. The vocabulary is a little dated, and you may need... more info
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