Israfel by Edgar Allan Poe read by Marta Regn

Alone by Edgar Allan Poe

Performed by Vincent Price and Basil Rathbone

About the Book

Universally acclaimed as the maestro of horror and the morbid, Edgar Allan Poe’s dark gift has for more than a century and a half set the standard for the genre.

Now, Caedmon Audio presents a classic collection of Poe’s most terrifying tales performed by two of the most brilliant interpreters of his work, Vincent Price and Basil Rathbone. Between them, they perform 20 of Poe’s chilling stories and poems, creating an unforgettably intense listening experience.

Includes:
• The Gold Bug 
• The Imp of the Perverse
• Ligeia Performed by Vincent Price
• The Tell-Tale Heart 
• The Pit and the Pendulum
• The Raven Performed by Basil Rathbone

THE EDGAR ALLAN POE AUDIO COLLECTION by Edgar Allan Poe

Annabel Lee - Edgar Allan Poe

(8:20) A dramatic reading of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven" (1845), with background sounds.  Turn up your speakers, turn off the lights, and experience a bereaved man's descent from grief into madness and despair.

After I finalized the track, I realized I had mis-pronounced "nepenthe".  *sigh*  Well, this is my first project, so I didn't think it would be perfect, but it's still pretty darned good.

Image by Peter Lamata.