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“The Raven” and “The Masque of the Red Death” by Edgar Allan Poe

“The Raven” and “The Masque of the Red Death” by Edgar Allan Poe

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We manage to eke out an entry in 2020 for this series right around Halloween with two classics from Edgar Allan Poe, “The Raven” and “The Masque of the Red Death.”

Rated AD-PG, so parental guidance is suggested

“The Raven” is essentially typical Poe existential dread which, unless you’ve recently seen Hitchcock’s The Birds should be fine. “The Masque of the Red Death,” however, may be upsetting to people hit hard by the global pandemic due to its depiction of the titular disease.

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