Edgar Allan Poe Audio Books

13 SonicMovies, produced by SonicMovie, SonicMovies are premium audios with strong vocal performances enhanced by music and sound effects to such an extent they sound like movies, hence, SonicMovies:

1. The Raven - A message from beyond the grave takes an inviting and terrifying form.

2. The Cask of Amontillado - The Casque of Amontillado - True to the motto of his family’s coat of arms, “Nemo me impune lacessit” - “No one provokes me with impunity” - Montressor, angry over insults by his friend Fortunato, a fellow nobleman, plots to murder him during Carnival when the man is drunk, by immurement, sealing him up alive behind walls of bricks.

He baits Fortunato by telling him he has obtained, out of season, what he believes to be a pipe of Amontillado, about 130 gallons, a rare and valuable sherry wine. He wants his friend's expert opinion on the subject.

Unaware of Montresor’s true intent Fortunato leaves with him for the wine cellars of the latter's palazzo, where they travel through the deep catacombs far, far below the home . . .

3. Annabel Lee - An uncommon love in a kingdom by the sea, with an uncommon end.

4. Berenice - A man’s fascination with his wife’s teeth ends with tragic consequences.

5. M.S. Found In A Bottle - Manuscript Found In A Bottle - After a sudden storm at sea, a man finds the entire crew of his ship dead and he and one other passenger the sole survivors of an out of control ship destined to collide with a gigantic vessel from mythology, where he will seek to learn the secrets of its ancient crew and their unimaginable destination.

6. Shadow-A Parable - As they say their last goodbyes to their dear friend, mourners are horrified to find unearthly visitors have joined them.

7. Some Passages In The Life Of A Lion - A classic satire in which we find that those who can . . . do . . . and those who can’t criticize and have higher stature in our society.

8. Some Words With A Mummy - When researchers, through a scientific accident, reanimate a mummy, they learn the limits of their science.

9. The Conqueror Worm - Supernatural entities gather to watch humanity's play of hopes and fears.

10. The Oblong Box - On a voyage, a woman meets her long term "friend" along with his wife to discover they have a mysterious oblong box in their possession. Is it merely a painting as they've told her or something much more ominous?

11. The Pit & The Pendulum - A woman imprisoned in "The Pit" during the Spanish Inquisition finds herself locked in a deadly battle with her unseen jailers as she struggles to avoid the many forms of death awaiting her in the dark.

12. The Bells - The arc of a love affair is told in the ringing of 4 distinct bells.

13. The Fall Of The House Of Usher - During a visit to her dying friend, a woman discovers to her horror that his family and his home are one.



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