Classic Tales of Horror and Suspense

By H.G. Wells, Robert Louis Stevenson, Edgar Allan Poe, et al.

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... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Audio CD
• Language: English
• ISBN: 156511776X
• ISBN13: 9781565117761
• Release Date: August 2003
• Publisher: Highbridge Company
• Length: 4 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.7" x 5.1"

Customer Reviews

Excelent Short Stories by Edgar Allan Poe

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.

Good overall.

The renderings of Dracula and the ghost ship stories (Douglas Fairbanks) are excellent. I was disappointed in James Mason's reading of Frankenstein as he sounds old and tired. He has a remarkable speaking voice but they must have recorded him very late in his life or on a bad day. Anthony Quale's Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is also quite good.