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Jeder in Frankreich kennt die Legende der 'Bestie von Gévaudan'. Eine Serie grausamer Morde kündet von ihrer Rückkehr. Selbst der rationale Verstand eines C. Auguste Dupin kommt beim Anblick der dahingeschlachteten Opfer an seine Grenzen. Zusammen mit seinem Freund und Chronisten Edgar Allan Poe wagt er es dennoch der blutigen Spur zu folgen, die sie in dunkle Abgründe blicken lässt.
Show moreMord auf der Bühne: Eine junge Theatergruppe schockt und lockt mit spektakulär inszenierten Tabubrüchen. Doch plötzlich wird aus dem lustvollen Spiel tödlicher Ernst und der Skandal ist perfekt. C. Auguste Dupin und Edgar Allan Poe blicken hinter die Kulissen des 'Théâtre du Grand Guignol' und begeben sich damit in Lebensgefahr. Wer kann hier nicht zwischen Kunst und Realität unterscheiden?
Show more“The Murders in the Rue Morgue” is an early Edgar Allan Poe short story, and one of the earliest modern detective stories. In Paris, two women have been brutally murdered, and newspapers report an assortment of clues and the arrest of a man with seemingly little link to the case. One man, C. Auguste Dupin, believes that the clues reported and the findings of the investigators assigned do not match up. Dupin takes the investigation upon himself, and begins to seek out the truth in this odd circumstances. This story is one of the earliest mysteries written with a focus on the investigation being solved through thorough analysis and practical thinking. Poe’s focus on the rationality and informed analysis has informed the works of many mystery writers to follow, including Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Agatha Christie. It is a fascinating look at a character’s persistence to seek out every last mysterious detail in the interest of truth and justice.
Show moreEl cuervo es un poema narrativo escrito por Edgar Allan Poe, publicado por primera vez en 1845. Constituye su composición poética más famosa, ya que le dio reconocimiento internacional. Son notables su musicalidad, el lenguaje estilizado y la atmósfera sobrenatural que logra recrear. El texto narra la misteriosa visita de un cuervo parlante a la casa de un amante afligido, y del lento descenso hacia la locura de este último. El amante, que a menudo se ha identificado como un estudiante,1?2? llora la pérdida de su amada, Leonora. El cuervo negro, posado sobre un busto de Palas Atenea, parece azuzar su sufrimiento con la constante repetición de las palabras «Nunca más» (Nevermore). En el poema, Poe hace alusión al folclore y a varias obras clásicas.
Show moreWettstreit der Magier: Eine höchst merkwürdige Gruppe findet sich in einem heruntergekommenen Gasthaus an der Seine zusammen. Der Beste aus ihren Reihen soll das Erbe des alten Zaubermeisters Blanchard antreten. Unter ihnen befindet sich auch der junge Entfesselungskünstler Houdini. Das plötzliche und mysteriöse Verschwinden zweier Wettbewerbsteilnehmer aus ihrem Zimmer stellt den Polizeipräfekten vor ein unlösbares Rätsel. C. Auguste Dupin und Edgar Allan Poe übernehmen den Fall, bei dem sich zusehends die Grenze zwischen spielerischen Zaubertricks und tödlichen Gefahren vermischt.
Show moreEin makabrer Leichenfund in den Weinbergen ist erst der Beginn eines unheimlichen Falles, der C. Auguste Dupin und Edgar Allan Poe auf das geheimnisvolle Gut der Familie De Rancelot führt. Dupin ahnt das nahende Unheil, doch der Marquis schlägt die Warnungen in den Wind. Liegt der Schlüssel für die zunehmend bedrohlicheren Vorfälle in der Vergangenheit der De Rancelots? Am Tag des Weinfestes schlägt die blutige Stunde der Wahrheit. Können Dupin und Poe den Wahnsinn noch rechtzeitig stoppen?
Show moreLa historia presenta a un narrador anónimo obsesionado con el ojo enfermo (que llama 'ojo de buitre') de un anciano con el cual convive. Finalmente decide asesinarlo. El crimen es estudiado cuidadosamente y, tras ser perpetrado, el cadáver es despedazado y escondido bajo las tablas del suelo de la casa. La policía acude a la misma y el asesino acaba delatándose a sí mismo, imaginando alucinadamente que el corazón del viejo se ha puesto a latir bajo la tarima.
Show moreUn joven caballero es invitado al viejo caserón de un amigo de la infancia, Roderick Usher, artista enfermizo y excéntrico que vive completamente recluido en compañía de su hermana, Lady Madeline, también delicada de salud. Usher vive presa de una enfermedad indefinible, lo que hace a todos temer por su vida. La que acaba muriendo es su hermana. Sus restos mortales son depositados en una cripta, pero no tardan en producirse terribles acontecimientos que desembocarán en un trágico final.
Show more'The Cask of Amontillado' is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe, first published in the November 1846 issue of Godey's Lady's Book. The story, set in an unnamed Italian city at carnival time in an unspecified year, is about a man taking fatal revenge on a friend who, he believes, has insulted him. Like several of Poe's stories, and in keeping with the 19th-century fascination with the subject, the narrative revolves around a person being buried alive – in this case, by immurement. As in 'The Black Cat' and 'The Tell-Tale Heart', Poe conveys the story from the murderer's perspective.
Show moreBrought to you by Penguin. This Penguin Classic is performed by the acclaimed comedian and actor Kevin Eldon (star of It's Kevin, Alan Partidge, Big Train, Brass Eye and Hot Fuzz) supported by Bettrys Jones, Joe Jameson and Rory Alexander. This definitive recording includes an introduction by Harold Beaver, read by Rory Alexander. One of the greatest of all horror writers, Edgar Allan Poe (1809-49) also composed pioneering tales that seized upon the scientific developments of an era marked by staggering change. In this collection of sixteen stories, he explores such wide-ranging contemporary themes as galvanism, time travel and resurrection of the dead. 'The Unparalleled Adventure of One Hans Pfall' relates a man's balloon journey to the moon with a combination of scientific precision and astonishing fantasy. Elsewhere, the boundaries between horror and science are elegantly blurred in stories such as 'The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar', while the great essay 'Eureka' outlines Poe's own interpretation of the universe. Powerfully influential on later authors including Jules Verne, these works are essential reading for anyone wishing to trace the genealogy of science fiction, or to understand the complexity of Poe's own creative vision (P) Penguin Audio 2020
Show moreFour tales of terror from the pen of Edgar Allan Poe dramatized with sound effects and original music! In this PoeForevermore Radio Theater Volume One collection: Mark Redfield performs the nameless narrator in "The Tell-Tale Heart- A Monologue". Redfield (Montessor) then walls-up Chris Pfingsten (Fortunato) in "The Cask of Amontillado", a tale of cold revenge dramatized by Tony Tsendeas. Beautiful Caroline Munro is walled-up with a feline friend in our swinging-London version of "The Black Cat 1969". And in "Valdemar" Jennifer Rouse (Mrs. Valdemar) tells of how J. R. Lyston (her husband, M. Valdemar) tried to cheat death! Adaptations and direction by Mark Redfield. "The Cask of Amontillado" adapted by Tony Tsendeas. Original Music and Sound Design by Jennifer Rouse.
Show moreincludes with music version, and no music version, He is considered the inventor of detective story. He had a great role in developing the science fiction genre. He is best known for his tales of mystery and macabre. One of his best known poems is “The Raven”, which was published in 1845. It was an instant success. His character and work often appear in popular culture.
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