Edgar Allan Poe's Tales of Death and Dementia

<p><p><center>a Murder Driven</center><p><center>to The Edge By The Sound Of His Victim's Still-beating Heart - </center><p><center>a Mental Institution</center><p><center>run By Someone Other Than Its Staff...</center><p><center>a Mysterious Box</center><p><center>aboard A Ship, With A Ghastly Secret...</center><p><center>the Hypnotist's Stare</center><p><center>that, Perhaps, Could Paralyze Even Death...</center><p>strap Into Your Straitjacket And Fasten It Tight, For Within These Pages Are Stories Of Lost Love, Lost Ways...and Lost Minds. A Companion To <i>edgar Allan Poe's Tales Of Mystery And Madness</i>, This Second Installment Of Perennial Poe Favorites Includes <i>the Tell-tale Heart</i>, <i>the System Of Dr. Tarr And Professor Fether</i>, <i>the Oblong Box</i>, And <i>the Facts In The Case Of M. Valdemar</i>. While The Original Stories Have Been Neatly Nipped And Tucked, The Dread, The Gore, And The Horror Still Reaches Otherworldly Heights Thanks To Gris Grimly's Spine-chilling Visuals. Open The Book...<p> <b><i><big>if You Dare</big></i></b><br></p><h3>publishers Weekly</h3><p>this Graphic Novel&ndash;style Companion To Edgar Allan Poe's Tales Of Mystery And Madness Contains Four Condensed Versions Of Classic Poe Stories. Grimly's Caricatured Faces Capture The Macabre Soul Of Poe's Work, While The Text Incorporates Significant Moments From The Original Works. When The Speaker In The Tell-tale Heart Declares, &ldquo;i Made Up My Mind To Take The Life Of The Old Man, And Thus Rid Myself Of The Eye Forever,&rdquo; He Is Rendered Ghoulishly, As Three Panels Close In On His Own Bulging, Horror-struck Eye. The Essence Of Poe With The Accessibility And Artistry Of Grimly's Gruesome Images Make It A Sound Introduction To The Legendary Writer&mdash;though, As With Much Of Poe's Work, This Collection Is Not For The Timid. Ages 11&ndash;up. (aug.)</p>