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Terrifying Tales by Edgar Allan Poe My rating: 4 of 5 stars "I felt that I breathed an atmosphere of sorrow. An air of stern, deep, and irredeemable gloom hung over and pervaded all." Worth reading if only to discuss with others who have read some Poe. As expected, haunting and stays with you long after. For my own future reference: The Tell-Tale Heart -This was shorter than I remembered, but just as impactful. One of my favorite shorts, to be sure. The Cask of Amontillado -Again, shorter than expected, but no less brilliant. Dark and creepy. I really want to know what was said to offend the narrator! The Masque of the Red Death -I didn't remember this one at all and the visual descriptions were absolutely stunning to my mind. I want to see an excellent adaptation of this. The Fall of the House of Usher -This was a bit drawn-out for my taste, but it was a great dissection of madness. You really feel what the narrator is feeling if you can keep up with the prose. The Mur

Descender, Vol. 1: Tin Stars by Jeff Lemire My rating: 4 of 5 stars "God? I don't think so, Doctor Quon...it's a machine ." First of all....that artwork, tho!! Dustin Ngyuen has been on my radar for a while, but I've never read a book he's done all the artwork for. This was an absolute treat!! I was a little apprehensive going in, because I just read Jeff Lemire's Gideon Falls, Vol. 1: The Black Barn , and it wasn't really my cup of tea. Apparently, when he's writing straight-up sci-fi, it's much more "my bag." It's about a little boy robot extremely reminiscent of Haley Joel Osment's character in the movie A.I. . While that was technically a retelling of 'Pinocchio' , this was quite a lot more. I would say it's a mix between that and 'Battlestar Galactica' . I'm definitely reading more of this series. View all my reviews