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19th out of 49 books
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Tales of Mystery and Madness
A sweet little cat drives a man to insanity and murder.... The grim death known as the plague roams a masquerade ball dressed in red....
A dwarf seeks his final revenge on his captors....
A sister calls to her beloved twin from beyond the grave....
Prepare yourself. You are about to enter a world where you will be shocked, terrified, and, though you'll be too scared to admit...more
A dwarf seeks his final revenge on his captors....
A sister calls to her beloved twin from beyond the grave....
Prepare yourself. You are about to enter a world where you will be shocked, terrified, and, though you'll be too scared to admit...more
Hardcover, 144 pages
Published
August 30th 2011
by Atheneum
(first published August 10th 2004)
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Do not be fooled by the childlike cover of this brief collection of illustrated short stories, the contents are disturbing! Of course, I would expect nothing less of Poe...
The Black Cat: a loving and innocent house cat drives his owner to ghastly acts of violence.
The Masque of the Red Death: a grim-reaper-esque vistor brings a plague of violent death to a village.
Hop-Frog: a cruelly treated court jester extracts his revenge on the tortuous king.
The Fall of the House of Usher: a hypochondriac man...more
The Black Cat: a loving and innocent house cat drives his owner to ghastly acts of violence.
The Masque of the Red Death: a grim-reaper-esque vistor brings a plague of violent death to a village.
Hop-Frog: a cruelly treated court jester extracts his revenge on the tortuous king.
The Fall of the House of Usher: a hypochondriac man...more
I read the final story (The Fall of the House of Usher) in this illustrated collection of 4 Edgar Allan Poe stories just before falling asleep last night. Yeah, my dreams were even more demented than usual. I also woke to the dismembering of several trees, where the snowfall was too much for the still leafy behemoths. Tree carnage everywhere. Needless to say, Gris Grimly’s Edgar Allan Poe’s Tales of Mystery and Madness is a perfect seasonal read.
The claim that “The original tales have been ever...more
The claim that “The original tales have been ever...more
I read this book after reading the Raven. This book consists of four short stories illustrated by Gris Grimly.
The Black Cat- This was one of my favorite stories in the book. It's about a man who has a pet cat that drives him to madness and ultimately to murder.
The Masque of the Red Death - In this story there was a plague killing people at a quick rate and a Prince who didn't want to become one of the dead. He gathered a thousand of his closest friends underground in his castle, where they assum...more
The Black Cat- This was one of my favorite stories in the book. It's about a man who has a pet cat that drives him to madness and ultimately to murder.
The Masque of the Red Death - In this story there was a plague killing people at a quick rate and a Prince who didn't want to become one of the dead. He gathered a thousand of his closest friends underground in his castle, where they assum...more
This book was AMAZING!!! The illustrations were pitch perfect; Gris Grimly (or whatever his name is) has made Poe's work into an artful masterpiece. His pictures gave me details that I would normally skip over. (on accident of course!) But if you do not like the sight the sight of blood, half-dead people, corpses, etc., this is NOT the book for you.
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no. 1- The Black Cat
If animal cruelty, abuse, neglect, and murder
of loving, patient wives disturbs you or...more
************STORY CAUTIONS***************
no. 1- The Black Cat
If animal cruelty, abuse, neglect, and murder
of loving, patient wives disturbs you or...more
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I went through this phase where I was crazy for Victorian literature. I was more drawn towards the dark and gothic as opposed to the romantic (which is a topic explored in Grade eleven english... meh.)
Anyways Poe is my eccentric friend's favorite author, and while he napped in the library during the lunch hour, I was reading The Tell-Tale Heart on his iPad and got hooked.
A year ago while browsing my local library, I found Poe in the young adult section and I saw the illustrations my hea...more
I went through this phase where I was crazy for Victorian literature. I was more drawn towards the dark and gothic as opposed to the romantic (which is a topic explored in Grade eleven english... meh.)
Anyways Poe is my eccentric friend's favorite author, and while he napped in the library during the lunch hour, I was reading The Tell-Tale Heart on his iPad and got hooked.
A year ago while browsing my local library, I found Poe in the young adult section and I saw the illustrations my hea...more
This book was not nearly as interesting as Poe's tales of Death and Dementia. The only story worth reading in this book is The Black Cat. Hop-Frog is an okay story too. The Fall Of The House Of Usher is pretty terrible except for the one bright spot where you find out that the sister has been buried alive. The story about the red death was a swing and a miss on Poe's part. It's not interesting or engaging at all. I will of course give Gris Grimly his due praise for his amazing illustrations. My...more
This isn't my favorite Poe collection but it was still enjoyable. I found The Fall of the House of Usher to be a bit tedious and long except for the very last part of it. Likewise I found The Red Death to be somewhat boring. My favorite story was probably The Black Cat, which was short but thoroughly creepy. Hop-Frog is good, too, and it's satisfying to see the king and his men get their due, even if it is in a grisly fashion. Gris Grimly's illustrations are pitch perfect and are both cute and d...more
Pretty good. Dark stories, great spooky illustrations. We got through all but the last story, which was just too wordy/poetic/bleh for Loki. He surprised me by always wanting to read more of the other stories, though. He definitely has more than a taste for the macabre. I worried these stories would really scare him, but they are not so bad, not so much different from his other reading material except for the language, which gets hard for even me to keep track of as it twists about, using words...more
Apr 08, 2008
Nikki
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Edgar Allen Poe fans and those who can appreciate EXTREME macabre humor.
Once you get past the shocking events that repeatedly take place in Poe's tales, you can't help but be taken in by the beautiful writing and story-telling, and from there, find humor in the horrid events. For you Poe fans out there, this book illustrated by Gris Grimly (don't you love that name?) is a REAL treat. I had to read "The Black Cat" three times, once to my cornered husband because I thought he might find humor in the owner/cat relationship and the hilarious illustrations.
One of my favo...more
One of my favo...more
Gris Grimly is the perfect illustrator for Edgar Allan Poe’s dark and creepy stories. The pictures range from somewhat silly to very grotesque, but they always perfect in bringing the words to life. And how wonderful Poe is with words! His terrifying tales are meant for reading aloud. Listeners are sure to get chills from the classics “The Tell-Tale Heart” in Edgar Allan Poe’s Tales of Death and Dementia and “Black Cat” in Edgar Allan Poe’s Tales of Mystery and Madness. Both books are totally tw...more
These are abridged versions of some of Poe's most popular stories: The Black Cat, The Masque of the Red Death, Hop-Frog, and The Fall of the House of Usher. They are in Poe's own words and not a retelling of his tales.
Gris Grimly's illustrations are delightfully morbid and are well-suited to Poe's own mental workings. And if I didn't know any better, and I don't, I would think that Grimly and Poe are blood relations.
Gris Grimly's illustrations are delightfully morbid and are well-suited to Poe's own mental workings. And if I didn't know any better, and I don't, I would think that Grimly and Poe are blood relations.
Very cute--I'd recommend it to anyone who tried to read one of Poe's stories but found their attention drifting. The illustrations are fabulous (though sometimes quite disturbing! I found myself kind of disgusted but fascinated with the pages about the Red Death). I found myself wishing that Gris Grimly would paint pictures for all Poe's poems, too!
Be warned, the stories are slightly abridged (for length, not content).
Be warned, the stories are slightly abridged (for length, not content).
I picked this up originally to see another artist's take on classic Poe stories. I'm really getting sick and tired of these illustrators picking the same ones to draw over and over again! I've read at least four different Poe graphic novels, and they always use House of Usher, Hop-Frog, The Black Cat, and Masque of the Red Death. Are they aware that he wrote MORE than just those four?
Sep 11, 2009
Sandie
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Kids from about 4th grade to adult
Shelves:
2kids-third-to-fifth
This was a collection of 4 of Poe's stories and they were very easy to read and just spooky enough for me. My oldest boy really enjoyed this book. In particular the tale of the Black Cat, one of my favorites. Now I got this book from the library and it was in the kids section, not the young adults. I think this is a great book and a good way to introduce kids to Poe. However, while I and at the time my 14 year old son read the book and thought it was great, I wouldn't hand it over to my 11 year...more
Captivating and inviting. Brings together four amazing stories of gore, symbolism, and politics from the creative imagination of Edgar Allan Poe. Gris Grimly brings it to life with his illustrations throughout the book. Great if you want to get your teen into Poe, and fun for long time enthusiasts.
Wonderfully wicked! Condensed Poe is chilling and thrilling (although I didn't care much for The Fall of the House of Usher).
Parents be warned that the nature of these stories is dark, morbid, and murderous. Good for older kids -- perhaps to read aloud at sleepovers or on Halloween.
Parents be warned that the nature of these stories is dark, morbid, and murderous. Good for older kids -- perhaps to read aloud at sleepovers or on Halloween.
Gris Grimly's artwork is a prefect accompaniment to Poe's dark tales. The illustrations are a huge help for young readers who might struggle with Poe's language, and for those who are already Poe fans, Grimly gives a fresh lense through which to enjoy the stories all anew.
I have to say that as much of a Poe addict as I may be, adding Grimly's illustrations just top the cake with extra special icing. I am always a fan of bringing classics into the modern day, and this 'children's' book certainly has a place on every shelf. :)
This is a fantastically illustrated version of four Edgar Allen Poe's tales: The Black Cat, The Masque of the Red Death, Hop-Frog, and The Fall of the House of Usher. The illustrations make the creepy tales even creepier!
Appropriate illustrations (a bit wacky and dark) of four Poe short stories. I read my son "The Back Cat." At age 11, I thought it was a correct level of horror for him. A good introduction to Poe for young readers.
I'm finished alright. Not a big fan of this book for some reason. I love Poe, but just not how this book was put together. The artistic creations are amazing. Maybe that's what distracted me from reading.
I thought this book was pretty great. I loved the drawings. It added to the grim narrative voice in my head and made the stories even more dark. I love Edgar Allen Poe's work and this book comes highly recommended.
The drawings really make this an engaging and fun read. They add a bit of levity to Poe's more somber storytelling style. Good fun and a pleasure to have along with each story.
This is not actually the copy I have, but I can't find that one anywhere on GR, and this was about the closest one and I like to have all my books on GR, so... I'm pretending. :)
My daughter checked this out of the library for me to read, I liked it. I loved the illustrations, they were really great and went with the stories extremely well.
Loved it. Loved it. I want to run out and buy it. I was lucky to snag this beauty at the library today. This should be a Halloween book on everyone's shelf!!
Like Edgar Allan Poe's Tales of Death and Dementia, Gris Grimly's illustrations add so much to his retellings of some of Poe's darkest work.
I love Edgar Allen Poe's stories and the artwork that goes with it in this book just makes this twisted, macabre classic come to life.
Love Edgar Allan Poe! He is one of my favorite authors. His stories take us to the darker parts of humans we'd rather cover up.
Though I am not the biggest Poe fan, I loved this book! The Artist pulled me in and I loved the macabre but cartoony pictures.
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The name Poe brings to mind images of murderers and madmen, premature burials, and mysterious women who return from the dead. His works have been in print since 1827 and include such literary classics as “The Tell-Tale Heart,” “The Raven,” and “The Fall of the House of Usher.” This versatile writer’s oeuvre includes short stories, poetry, a novel, a textbook, a book of scientific theory, and hundr...more
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