Tale Blazers: Masque of the Red Death (Paperback)

from charlottejones952

I have never read anything by Edgar Allan Poe before, and I've always been a bit worried about attempting to because of the hype around his writing and the reputation he has in literature.I found this short story amazing! It's beautifully written in a poetic, descriptive way, and even though ther...

from FredaCochran

I love Edgar Allen Poe after I read this in a class called great books. I have read this book like a 100 times and it still never gets old.

from ShanonS

This short story is hands down one of my favorite Poe stories! I love the symbolism and imagery in this tale. Basically, the "Red Death" is a plague that is wreaking havoc on the town in the story and Prince Prospero decides to lock himself, and many of his friends, away in his home. He ultimatel...

from Stahl-Ricco

Extremely relevant now, during the COVID-19 pandemic! Place Trump, or any other ugly, wealth and power hungry despot, in the place of Prince Prospero, and you've basically got the system we have now in the U.S.. The wealthy get protection the rest of us can only dream of. But in this story, the P...

from Cynical_Ames

A hauntingly gothic tale showing that no one is safe from death and disease. Not the arrogant, the rich or the privileged can escape it's clutches. It's only a matter of time. Tick, tock.