Poe

[novadawn969]

Originally posted by psycho_butthead
i like the black cat. if you havent read it its about a man who tries to kill his one eyed cat. instead he kills his wife with the axe he had for the cat. he burries her in the wall in the cellar. the police come and he almost gets away with it. thing is he put the cat in the wall to by accident the cops hear it and tear the wall down and discover his wife. i did a book report on it i got an A.

lol. You forget the begginging with the first cat. This is the one that always gets my mom...

[virose_pt]

The Black Cat is for sure my favorite Poe story.

And is so well written! Writers "wannabies" should have a look at his works, as he his THE master.

[novadawn969]

Originally posted by virose_pt
he is THE master.

True that.

[braider31]

I've never read anything by Poe. What would be a good one to start with?

[novadawn969]

Originally posted by braider31
I've never read anything by Poe. What would be a good one to start with?

It matters how morbid you prefer. A good starter for Poe would be some of the poems... I wouldn't recomend starting most of the stories until you've gotten used to the style of poetry. If you start one of the more morbid stories, like The Black Cat, you may get scared... then again I could be wrong. :D

[braider31]

Thanks for the tip

[urgeok]

Originally posted by braider31
Thanks for the tip

i used to have a job at the zoo, circumsizing elephants.

the pay wasnt much, but the tips were enormous !




try the veal folks, I'll be here all week.

[stinking_dylan]

Favourite would have to be The Raven, just on the number of times I read it.

Have any of you played 'The Dark Eye'?

It's an adventure game for the PC, similar to Myst. It's all done using stop frame animation and puppets. It's probably the best adaption of Poe work I've ever seen, including what I've seen in film. Very creepy game, but also extremely difficult to find. (*cough* emule *cough*)
Not very gamey per se, more like an interactive story or Poe museum. And it is old now, so don't expect high res graphics.

Linky : http://www.justadventure.com/reviews.../Dark_Eye.shtm