Tales of Horror and Suspense
by Edgar Allan Poe
List Price:
Our Price: $8.95
You Save: $2.00 (18%)
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Category: Book
See more book details and other editions
Book Summary Information
Author: Edgar Allan PoeEdition: Audio Cassette
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1987-01
ISBN: 0899261167
Publisher: Bookthrift Co
Book Reviews of Tales of Horror and Suspense
Book Review: Excelent Short Stories by Edgar Allan Poe
Summary: 5 Stars
I read the short story "The Gold Bug" which was included in this book and thought it was a very unique story written by Poe. Usually laced with the mood of melancholy, this story was exciting and told the tale of the intrugue and addiction that goes along with finding burried treasure. Like all classic pieces by Poe, the story had a sense of rhythm to it which gave fluidity to the story and made it a very quick and clear read. The story itself was very detailed and thought out, the length of the work caused no lack of detail.My favorite aspect of the whole story was the way it builds in detail and suspense, gradually giving the reader more shocking information along the way makes one feel the excitement along with the characters of the story. The story satisfies the popular fatasy of finding burried pirate treasure with a secret map and seems to be an early incarnate of "The Goonies", with Poe's writing much more elegant and moving. I highly reccomend this book and the contents inside to anyone who loves good literature.
Summary of Tales of Horror and Suspense
Eight ingenious, gripping tales by the master of suspense and creator of the American Gothic horror story: "The Fall of the House of Usher," "The Tell-Tale Heart," "William Wilson," "The Pit and the Pendulum," "The Cask of Amontillado," "The Gold-Bug," and "The Purloined Letter." Classic, spine-tingling tales for ghost story enthusiasts.
Horror Books
Book Subjects
- Arts & Photography
- Audiobooks on Cassette
- Audiobooks on CD
- Biographies & Memoirs
- Business & Investing
- Children's Books
- Comics & Graphic Novels
- Computers & Internet
- Cooking, Food & Wine
- e-Books
- Engineering
- Entertainment
- Gay & Lesbian
- Health, Mind & Body
- History
- Home & Garden
- Horror
- Law
- Literature & Fiction
- Medicine
- Mystery & Thrillers
- Nonfiction
- Outdoors & Nature
- Parenting & Families
- Professional & Technical
- Reference
- Religion & Spirituality
- Romance
- Science
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Sports
- Teens
- Travel
Most talked about in Horror Books
Green Mile Audio Box Set (Green Mile)by Stephen King
Penguin Audio; Published: 1996-09-01; Audio Cassette; Book
Best price: $44.21
Deep Trouble (Goosebumps Series)by R. L. Stine
Walt Disney Records & Audio; Published: 1996-11; Audio Cassette; Book
Price in other shops:
More Scary Stories to Tell in the Darkby Alvin Schwartz
Children's Book Company, Inc.; Published: 1991-10; Audio Cassette; Book
Best price: $25.00
Wicked: Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, Theby Gregory Maguire
HarperAudio; Published: 2003-08-01; Audio Cassette; Book
Best price: $31.46
Price in other shops:
CoralineHarperChildrensAudio; Published: 2002-06-01; Audio Cassette; Book
Best price: $4.30
Price in other shops:
Fear Nothingby Dean Koontz
Random House Audio; Published: 1998-01-14; Audio Cassette; Book
Best price: $8.89
Price in other shops:
Scary Stories 3: More Tales to Chill Your Bonesby Alvin Schwartz
Children's Book Company, Inc.; Published: 1991-10; Audio Cassette; Book
Price in other shops:
The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower, Book 1)by Stephen King, George Guidall
Penguin Audio; Published: 2003-06-24; Audio Cassette; Book
Best price: $9.31
Price in other shops:
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the Westby Gregory Maguire
HarperAudio; Published: 2003-08-01; Audio Cassette; Book
Best price: $13.00
Price in other shops:
The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anythingby Linda Williams
HarperFestival; Published: 1995-09-30; Audio Cassette; Book
Best price: $4.23
Price in other shops:
Similar Books and other products
Fantastic Worlds: Myths, Tales, and StoriesOxford University Press; Published: 1979-06-07; Paperback; Book
Best price: $9.99
Price in other shops:
The Last Unicorn: (40th Anniversary Edition)by Peter S. Beagle
Roc Trade; Published: 1991-01-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $8.36
Price in other shops:
The Nonexistent Knight and The Cloven Viscountby Italo Calvino
Harvest Books; Published: 1977-03-28; Paperback; Book
Best price: $4.18
Price in other shops:
The Open Boat and Other Stories (Dover Thrift Editions)by Stephen Crane
Dover Publications; Published: 1993-05-12; Paperback; Book
Best price: $0.01
Price in other shops:
Bartleby and Benito Cerenoby Herman Melville
Dover Publications; Published: 1990-07-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $0.01
Price in other shops: