The Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe

Though I'm certain most of you are well acquainted with this piece, in honor of Halloween's fast approach, I wanted to read Edgar Allan Poe's "The Masque of the Red Death." Though the work lacks the popularity of "The Tell Tale Heart," "The Raven," or "The Pit and the Pendulum," I believe it is among the best of Poe's creations. More than the other short stories, "Masque" captures the essential aspects of humanity.

If you have any desire to read the work at your own leisure, the link is below.

http://www.online-literature.com/poe/36/




"There are chords in the hearts of the most reckless which cannot be touched without emotion. Even with the utterly lost, to whom life and death are equally jests, there are matters of which no jest can be made."
- Edgar Allan Poe, "The Masque of the Red Death"

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[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.

[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.

[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.