Edgar Allan Poe
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Le livre audio de la version originale de La Chute de la Maison Usher, nouvelle de Edgar Allan Poe publiée en 1839.
Recemment adaptée par Mike Flanagan et Michael Filmogari en une série pour Netflix qui fusionne la Maison Usher avec d'autres nouvelles célèbres de Poe, Le Masque de la Mort Rouge, Meurtre sur la Rue Morgue, Le Chat Noir, le Coeur Révélateur, Le Scarabée d'Or, Le Puits et le Pendule et Le Corbeau.
Inclut des effets sonores.
#maisonusher...
62) William Wilson
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William Wilson descubre en el colegio que existe un alumno con sus mismos nombres y apellidos, ingresó el mismo día que él en el colegio y nació en idéntica fecha a la de su cumpleaños. La superioridad que ejerce su alter ego con respecto a él se empieza a convertir en obsesión... William Wilson es uno de los relatos clásicos de Poe, en el cual el escritor de Baltimore se convierte en uno de los pioneros al presentarnos la figura del doble,...
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The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket, Poe's only full novel, is one of his most unusual works. A riveting story, in the first person, it tells of a disastrous sea voyage involving storms, mutiny, starvation, thirst and a mysterious conclusion. Jorge Luis Borges and Baudelaire were among those who rated it highly. The recording is timed to mark the 200th anniversary of Poe's birth.
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In this graphic novel edition of The Fall of the House of Usher, Raul Garcia adapts his animated short, The Fall of the House of Usher, now streaming on Prime Video, and as a part of the animated feature Extraordinary Tales.
A traveler arrives at the Usher mansion to visit his old friend, Roderick Usher. Upon arriving, however, he discovers that Roderick and his sister, Madeline, have been afflicted with a mysterious malady: Roderick's senses have...
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A Descent Into The Maelström is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe that first appeared in the May 1841 edition of Graham's Magazine. In the tale, a man recounts how he survived a shipwreck and a whirlpool. It has been grouped with Poe's tales of ratiocination and also labeled an early form of science fiction.
67) Spukgeschichten
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Vier schaurige Gruselgeschichten von Edgar Allan Poe, dem Meister des Grauens, als Hörbuch: Der Fall Valdemar - Schatten - Der Mann in der Menge - Schweigen.
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Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer, poet, editor and literary critic, considered part of the American Romantic Movement. Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story and is considered the inventor of the detective-fiction genre. He is further credited with contributing to the emerging genre of science fiction. Here is a second collection of some of his best stories:...
69) Morella
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An unnamed narrator marries Morella, a woman who delves into mysticism. As a result of her experimentations her soul can never die, but her physical form continues to deteriorate. She spends her time in bed and teaches her husband the black arts. Realizing her curse, her husband, the narrator, becomes frightened and wishes for his wife's death and eternal peace. She dies in childbirth but her soul passes into the new baby. As the daughter gets older...
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The horrors of the Spanish Inquisition, with its dungeon of death, and the overhanging gloom on the House of Usher demonstrate unforgettably the unique imagination of Edgar Allan Poe. Unerringly, he touches upon some of our greatest nightmares – premature burial, ghostly transformation and words from beyond the grave. Written in the 1840s, they have retained their power to shock and frighten even now.
71) Berenice
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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 What a scary read. Egaeus, the narrator, talks about his relationship to his cousin Berenice. He lives the life of a scholar, prefers the night and is quite sickly. Berenice is the counterpart until she fall ill an decays day by day. There are plans of marriage. Egaeus is obsessed by her teeth. When the day of her interment...
72) Berenice
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Berenice es un cuento de terror del escritor estadounidense Edgar Allan Poe. Fue publicado por primera vez en el periódico Southern Literary Messenger, en el año 1835.
Ante su sadismo espeluznante, los lectores contemporáneos se manifestaron horrorizados con la historia y expusieron sus quejas al director del Messenger. Aunque Poe publicó con posterioridad una versión recortada, afirmó que sólo debería ser juzgado por el número de copias...
74) Loss of Breath
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Loss of Breath is a humorous short story by Edgar Allan Poe that first appeared in a 1832 issue of The Philadelphia Saturday Courier.
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El corazón delator (en inglés original The Tell-Tale Heart) es un cuento del escritor estadounidense Edgar Allan Poe clasificado en la narrativa gótica, publicado por primera vez en el periódico literario "The Pioneer" en enero de 1843.
La historia presenta a un narrador anónimo obsesionado con el ojo enfermo (que llama "ojo de buitre") de un anciano con el cual convive.
El corazón delator es considerado generalmente un clásico de la literatura...
76) The Sphinx
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The Sphinx is a short story written by Edgar Allan Poe about a man who decides to visit a relative living near the Hudson River north of New York City for two weeks during a cholera epidemic that occurred during the summer of 1832. One day during this visit, the man is reading a book near the window revealing a scenic view of the Hudson River. His attention is focused upon the cholera epidemic nevertheless, and when he glances up from the pages of...
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Edgar Allan Poe has the genius to manipulate language so well that he could engage my imagination and get me terrified even though little was 'done' in the sense of horrible actions described. My imagination, under the power of his creepy words, conjured the atmosphere and amplified the scariness all by itself. In this recording I've chosen some of his stories that did this so well and succeed in leaving lingering hair raising memories with me to...
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The Tell-Tale Heart is a clever classical gothic horror story birthed in 1843, by the quintessential short story extraordinaire, Edgar Allan Poe. In this thrilling rollercoaster tale, we are granted access to the workings of the narrator's heart - namely the confessions of the heart as well as the lack of having one.
The unnamed dubious narrator and the obsessive loquacious speech ignite an array of topical themes including empathy, delusions of...
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Montresor es un hombre que día a día recibe burlas y humillaciones de Fortunato, un experto catador de vinos. Un día, con la excusa de verificar la autenticidad de un barril de amontillado, Montresor conduce a Fortunato por las largas y húmedas catacumbas italianas, sin que este sospeche de su implacable venganza.
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Audiolibro en castellano. Edgar Allan Poe (Boston, Estados Unidos, 1809 - Baltimore, id., 1849) Uno de los maestros del relato corto, revolucionó el cuento de terror y misterio, dotándolo de originales perspectivas psicológicas, coherencia de tono y atmósfera. El autor norteamericano supo insuflar vida a las regiones más oscuras del alma humana con una descripción minuciosa de ambientes y personajes en cuentos como los que se presentan en esta...