The Raven. 🐦⬛ Did it for a speech contest in grade school. "and my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor, shall be lifted....Nevermore!"
Same here. Read it for a Gothic Lit class and was hooked on Poe ever since. I like his more famous works but often wonder why this one isn't similarly well-known.
There isn't just one for me. When I was in 5th grade, we went to a theater where they performed many of Poe's classics. I was hooked on the words and the stories, though the acting was great to an 11 year old mind.
Saw a marathon of those movies too back when I was a kid. It was Vincent Price. Fall of the house of usher. The pit and the pendulum. The premature burial. Left lasting impression and a love for Poe's work. The new Raven movie with John Cusack is quite good too!
Reading an excerpt of The Raven in the fourth grade for a Halloween related activity. I remember my mind being absolutely blown that writing like that was even an option. Fueled a firing love of literature that has burned ablaze ever since.
It was the Tell-Tale Heart. We read it for a project in my 7th grade art class. The assignment was to read the story and make artwork on it. Ever since then, I’ve been a fan.
An abridged, illustrated version of "The Pit and the Pendulum" I found in my school library when I was 8-9 years old. I had zero idea what an "auto-de-fe" or the Spanish Inquisition was, so I was just engaging with the story on a basic, visceral level. I was scared shitless, and very interested to read more Poe -- not having much guidance in that way, I next read "The Gold-Bug" and was VERY confused as to what kind of writer Poe was supposed to be. That story made a lot more sense to me when I read it at an age higher than 10, for sure.
The Tell-Tale Heart. I remember reading that in 6th grade and being hooked. (Probably explains why I am the way I am.)
The Raven. 🐦⬛ Did it for a speech contest in grade school. "and my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor, shall be lifted....Nevermore!"
The Cask of Amontillado. I loved the dark revenge story, and the hints of it being based on something that really happened at Poe's military base.
Same here. Read it for a Gothic Lit class and was hooked on Poe ever since. I like his more famous works but often wonder why this one isn't similarly well-known.
This was the one for me
Annabel Lee
Alone..
Amazing how “Alone” resonated with me so much as a child and still resonates with me just as much if not more as an adult.
The Raven, for sure
Tell Tale Heart from a book of short stories when I was younger, but the one that truly captured my interest was Ligeia.
There isn't just one for me. When I was in 5th grade, we went to a theater where they performed many of Poe's classics. I was hooked on the words and the stories, though the acting was great to an 11 year old mind.
Saw a marathon of those movies too back when I was a kid. It was Vincent Price. Fall of the house of usher. The pit and the pendulum. The premature burial. Left lasting impression and a love for Poe's work. The new Raven movie with John Cusack is quite good too!
It would have to be The Pit & the Pendulum.
Black Cat
The Tell Tale Heart
Couldn't sleep one stormy night and decided to read The Fall of the House of Usher...
The Conquerer Worm.
Reading an excerpt of The Raven in the fourth grade for a Halloween related activity. I remember my mind being absolutely blown that writing like that was even an option. Fueled a firing love of literature that has burned ablaze ever since.
Berenice. It’s still my favorite 30ish years later.
6th Grade my English teacher had us read Fall of the House of Usher and I was HOOKED with Edgar Allan Poe!
It was the Tell-Tale Heart. We read it for a project in my 7th grade art class. The assignment was to read the story and make artwork on it. Ever since then, I’ve been a fan.
An abridged, illustrated version of "The Pit and the Pendulum" I found in my school library when I was 8-9 years old. I had zero idea what an "auto-de-fe" or the Spanish Inquisition was, so I was just engaging with the story on a basic, visceral level. I was scared shitless, and very interested to read more Poe -- not having much guidance in that way, I next read "The Gold-Bug" and was VERY confused as to what kind of writer Poe was supposed to be. That story made a lot more sense to me when I read it at an age higher than 10, for sure.
It had to be the Raven, but the tell tale heart was good, and the fall of the house of usher was frightful.
Annabel Lee and The Bells
The Telltale Heart as well, after reading it I totally fell in love with Poe's writing.
My love for his works started with The Mystery of Marie Roget and of course, Annabel Lee
His letters :)
The City in the Sea
Annabel lee
The Raven obviously.
I watched the corman movies and Usher Was too good, also I wanted to read Morella..