The Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe

[princessryan96]

this movie is a classic and began my love for Poe

[AntiqueThings]

@princessryan96

I've seen several film versions, and they are all lovely.

[CoundessaScarlotti]

You have such a gorgeous voice! It's so befitting for such a tale of unlikely beauty. The inflections you use are absolutely brilliant! Thank you very much. This was exactly what I needed.

[AntiqueThings]

@CoundessaScarlotti

Thank you. I have to admit that reading it was exactly what I needed too. Reading aloud, whether short stories, poetry, or in your case dubs, is highly cathartic.

[CoundessaScarlotti]

@AntiqueThings I checked out a few other videos of yours, particularly Dickenson's "Two Ghosts Conversing". I adore Emily Dickenson, but most poems of hers are... well untitled and so it makes citing and finding them rather difficult. She has one you should consider about a bat; should you wish to continue with the Hallow's Eve motif of this October month. Only a suggestion. I had thought about doing it myself, but I think your voice is much more acoustically pleasant than mine.

[AntiqueThings]

@CoundessaScarlotti

You're very kind. I do not know whether I will have the opportunity to post again before All Hallows, but the Emily Dickinson poem looks lovely. The words feature savory cadences. I may spend the day murmuring the words malignity, firmament, and beneficent under my breath.

[scifiwritir1]

My fave Poe stories are: The cask of Amontillado, Morella, The Fall of the House of Usher, and yes, the Tell-tale heart. I like the Masque but it never affected me the way Usher did. Usher had grief and really showed the decay of a family. The Tell-tale Heart is just wonderful. And one feels so sorry for the M.C. Red Death had no one my heart could hold onto. Maybe that's the point, though. Great reading, though. Thanks.

[AntiqueThings]

@scifiwritir1

That is one of the greatest problems, though problems is not the correct word, of Poe; he wrote so many pieces that capture some aspect of humanity. I always forget about "Morella", but that one always gives me shivers. Poe deals with lady-loves in a very unusual and very compelling way.