Quoth the Raven...

Just wanted to tell you that I think your username RULES!!

I'm a huge fan of EA Poe.

Yep, Poe is the man. I love his work. I could go the rest of my life and never read another author.

And oh yeah, Quoth, you are a breath of fresh air. You're not a douche like most of the people here.

I need to read more of his work. I have in the past, but it's been a while. I'm still binging on HPL (who was inspired quite a bit by Poe) but maybe after I'm done with him I'll read some Poe.

Finish up your Lovecraft and then read the true master.

I'm a big Lovecraft fan, but Poe is better in every way.

Love The Raven (I especially love reading it out loud), maybe I should read some more Poe.

I didnt even make the connection at first. EA poe was a genious for sure. I think my favorates are the pendulum, the raven, and the one with the french name about a crypt.

Stender wrote:

the one with the french name about a crypt.

The Cask of Amontillado?

It's actually the name of a Spanish sherry, but I agree, one of Poe's finest hours. That is my favorite out of all his tales. I see it as the epitome of good short story writing, with not a word out of place. The ending is superb.

spectrefate wrote:

And oh yeah, Quoth, you are a breath of fresh air. You're not a douche like most of the people here.

How do you know? He hasn't even acknowledged this newfound fan club of his. That's pretty douchey.

By the way, I have the collected works of Poe—haven't read a word of it. Been meaning to at some point...

Eyesore wrote:

By the way, I have the collected works of Poe—haven't read a word of it. Been meaning to at some point...

"Been meaning to"?!?!

You won't be sorry if you make the time, my friend. In particular, these tales:

The Cask of Amontillado
William Wilson
The Murders in the Rue Morgue
The Gold Bug
The Fall of the House of Usher
The Masque of the Red Death
The Purloined Letter
The Black Cat

Tall Tyrion wrote:

Eyesore wrote:

By the way, I have the collected works of Poe—haven't read a word of it. Been meaning to at some point...

"Been meaning to"?!?!

You won't be sorry if you make the time, my friend. In particular, these tales:

The Cask of Amontillado
William Wilson
The Murders in the Rue Morgue
The Gold Bug
The Fall of the House of Usher
The Masque of the Red Death
The Purloined Letter
The Black Cat

Yeah, I've always had problems getting into old authors. The style hardly ever sits well with me. So I have a lot of classics that I haven't read, but have been meaning to. It's stupid, I know. You'd think, being a big fan of written horror, that I would have at least tried Poe.

Read a story ASAP. I predict you will love his stuff.

I loved the Alan Parsons cd based on Poe: Tales of Mystery and Imagination.

Alex

Tall Tyrion wrote:

Stender wrote:

the one with the french name about a crypt.

The Cask of Amontillado?

It's actually the name of a Spanish sherry, but I agree, one of Poe's finest hours. That is my favorite out of all his tales. I see it as the epitome of good short story writing, with not a word out of place. The ending is superb.

Thats the one!

I remember reading that one in 8th grade english and thought it was amazing. I have the collected works like spectre also.

That's actually a good story to read aloud, because you can appreciate the way the words are put together better by hearing them, as opposed to just reading them.

The Gold Bug is amazing. I remember in high school how many were kind of just, Huh? That's stupid. I went on to read as much as I could find by him.

Eyesore wrote:

spectrefate wrote:

And oh yeah, Quoth, you are a breath of fresh air. You're not a douche like most of the people here.

How do you know? He hasn't even acknowledged this newfound fan club of his. That's pretty douchey.

Geez! Sorry guys! Haven't been online much for a couple of days and just noticed this post. My family and I are getting ready for a major vacation. I'm a little humbled that someone started a thread about me. Thanks for making me feel welcome!

For the record, I've read a bit of Poe myself, the standards - The Raven, The Pit and the Pendulum, Masque of the Red Death, Cask of Amontillado. Love his stuff. I've also read some of Lovecraft's stuff which I think is very cool. But you guys are making me sound more literate than I am. I chose "QuothTheRaven" to refer to the next word "Nevermore!" One of my all time favorite bands!

BTW, Eyesore, if you do get inspired to sit down with Poe, I'd start with Cask of Amontillado. It's not very long and the story is immediately engaging, so you can get past the older style of writing. I know what you mean about that style. I enjoy reading Dickens, too (let the jokes begin ) but I have to be in the right mood to put up with his writing style.

QuothTheRaven wrote:

Eyesore wrote:

spectrefate wrote:

And oh yeah, Quoth, you are a breath of fresh air. You're not a douche like most of the people here.

How do you know? He hasn't even acknowledged this newfound fan club of his. That's pretty douchey.

Geez! Sorry guys! Haven't been online much for a couple of days and just noticed this post. My family and I are getting ready for a major vacation. I'm a little humbled that someone started a thread about me. Thanks for making me feel welcome!

For the record, I've read a bit of Poe myself, the standards - The Raven, The Pit and the Pendulum, Masque of the Red Death, Cask of Amontillado. Love his stuff. I've also read some of Lovecraft's stuff which I think is very cool. But you guys are making me sound more literate than I am. I chose "QuothTheRaven" to refer to the next word "Nevermore!" One of my all time favorite bands!

Startled! Be startled! This forum is not what it appears!



That's our Tyrion. Frightening.

Just took the book off the shelf. I'll give it a spin soon!

I've always loved Poe's work.My favorite author for sure.And Quoth,good to have ya here buddy.

This may not be as dear an anecdote to some of you...but my eldest son (he's now 10) has been reading since he was 2....from 3 until 6 he had to be read "The Raven" at bedtime....it was his favorite and still is...a constant fixture in his shoulder bag (aside from his Yugi-Oh cards and gameboy is a battered pb copy of Edgar Allan Poe works...)

How cool is that?!

Poe's poetry is actually pretty enjoyable too. That's where I learned the word "tintinnabulation".

Shiney wrote:

This may not be as dear an anecdote to some of you...but my eldest son (he's now 10) has been reading since he was 2....from 3 until 6 he had to be read "The Raven" at bedtime....it was his favorite and still is...a constant fixture in his shoulder bag (aside from his Yugi-Oh cards and gameboy is a battered pb copy of Edgar Allan Poe works...)

How cool is that?!

Very cool. I've read The Raven to my children at bedtime as well. They liked it, but it never caught on with them like that.

Shiney wrote:

This may not be as dear an anecdote to some of you...but my eldest son (he's now 10) has been reading since he was 2....from 3 until 6 he had to be read "The Raven" at bedtime....it was his favorite and still is...a constant fixture in his shoulder bag (aside from his Yugi-Oh cards and gameboy is a battered pb copy of Edgar Allan Poe works...)

How cool is that?!

My youngest is now ten and still wants to be read to at night. I enjoy it as much as he does and I realize that it probably won't last much longer. Haven't tried reading the Raven to him yet; right now we've been working our way through the "Redwall" series. For those of you not up on kids books, Redwall is about mice, shrews and squirrels who have epic sword battles with sea rats, weasels and stoats, all set in the middle ages.