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“How to Write a Blackwood Article” By Edgar Allan Poe Review

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This one has some very vivid and sudden images which made me laugh. 

While reading this one I got a feeling that it was written as an inside joke or something close to it. 

This one seems like Edgar Allan Poe tried to be funny. And I’m not the biggest fan when Edgar Allan Poe does that. 

In this story we sort of listen to various newspaper editors which are telling the narrator columnist to do something fantastical as “killing herself”. 

The writing style in this one was sort of very familiar to the writing styles of Kant and Hegel. 

I give this poem 2 / 5

“The Philosophy of Furniture” By Edgar Allan Poe Review

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The essay is an unusual work by Poe, whose better-known works include horror tales like “The Tell-Tale Heart”. The essay presents Edgar Allan Poe’s theories on interior decorating.

So this one is an essay and not a short story or a poem. 

The beginning of this essay was kind of funny and weird in a way. It was funny because of the way Edgar Allan Poe was describes how different cultures decorate. 

When we come nearer the end in this essay the whole thing becomes very boring because of the way Edgar Allan Poe was describing the way of furniture and homes.

But it was also in a way interesting because from this essay we learned more about Edgar Allan Poe’s personal views on furniture but arguments are lacking.

The writing style was pretty basic and for sure Edgar Allan Poe was able to write better than what he was giving us in this one. 

This essay didn’t have anything grim or dark in it. 

I give this poem 2 / 5

“The Mystery of Marie Rogêt” By Edgar Allan Poe Review

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The story follows the formula Edgar Allan Poe devised for The Murders in the Rue Morgue. An un-named narrator presents the hero-detective Dupin as a somewhat world-weary bohemian with an outstanding intellect. Dupin is then landed with the difficult problem of a crime which the police cannot solve.

So this story was sort of the first fictional murder mystery based on the details of a real crime. Which is kind of amazing that the first one comes from the big gun.

This one was based on the news report which might be boring for some. 

The narrator in this short stories speculates his opinions without leading anywhere.

This one gives you a detailed analysis on what kind of clothes the dead person was wearing together with how they would have torn different based just on different angles and bullshit like that.

This short story feels like you’re dragging a dead body. But it sort of still got the gothic vibe to it, which this story needs to get some points for. 

I give this poem 2 / 5

“Diddling, Considered as One of the Exact Sciences” By Edgar Allan Poe Review

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The short entry is an essay on “diddling,” a word which has gone out of style. Yet it seems to us that it would still serve a very useful purpose today.

This short story is sort of a mix between horror and humor. 

This short story gives as a pretty decent story about grifters. 

The writing style was pretty poor, it was so poor that it almost didn’t look likt Edgar Allan Poe have written it. 

This story was not a mystery, not a horror story, and not a poem but still it is worth to read it if you are a Edgar Allan Poe fan like me. 

It was an  entertaining read, but it could have been much better than it actually was. 

This story sort of seems more like an essay than a short story. But it also have sort of a  collection of factious diddlings vibe to it. 

This one seems like more a collection of various scams that were circulating at that time.

I give this poem 2 / 5

“Flight or Fright: 17 Turbulent Tales” by Stephen King & Bev Vincent Review

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Fasten your seatbelts for an anthology of turbulent tales curated by Stephen King and Bev Vincent. This exciting new anthology, perfect for airport or airplane reading, includes an original introduction and story notes for each story by Stephen King, along with brand new stories from Stephen King and Joe Hill.

It’s important to say that this book isn’t fully written by Stephen King, the best way to describe this book would be to say that Stephen King and Bev Vincent have edited this book. This book is a collection of 17 plane horror stories, however you will find in this book one short story written by Stephen King, one short story written by Bev Vincent and one short story written by the son of Stephen King aka Joe Hill. 

So if you are expecting from this book to be the typical Stephen King book you will be disappointed. This book I would say will be better for people who are starting their journey with books / short stories or for people who just want to read a relaxing book which don’t need a lots of brain power and work to it. 

For people who are already having a fear of planes and flying this book will only make their anxiety and fear bigger. But when it comes to people like me who loves to travel by plane will for the most part don’t create any anxiety or fear. It will for the most part give you stories to think about when you’re at the plane, flying somewhere. 

All the stories in this book are more or less different from each other. some stories are about zombies on the plane, some are about monster attacking the plane, some are about murder mysteries and all the way to the unknown demons in the clouds. And if you are a fan of time travel you will also find a story involving time travel in this book. So this book needs to get points for having at least one story for every one. It’s safe to say that each story in this collection are sort of related with other genres and styles, so this book also needs to get points for that as well. 

Each story in this book is some how introduced by Stephen King. And this sort of adds something to the stories and for sure puts another dimension to each of them.

In this book we have 17 different authors so it would be stupid to talk about writing style, because every author have some how different writing style. 

In the end this book is interesting and very fun to read. And for sure it has something which everyone will enjoy which doesn’t happen with a lots of books.

I give this book 2 / 5

“The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe Review

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It is the story of a man named Montresor who decides to seek revenge against a man named Fortunato, who has insulted him. He meets Fortunato at a carnival, lures him into the catacombs of his home, and buries him alive.

And yet again we are talking about another classic written by no other than Edgar Allan Poe. 

The writing style is okay for the most part. But it cant be compared with some other work by Edgar Allan Poe. You will know what I mean when you read it. 

The narrator here is Montresor. He is suffering from a huge level of madness. And it is very easy to see that the truth terror here is his behavior. But the final act is also very chilling. 

The plot is good because it involves friend betrayal and we all love that in books dont we ? 

It is a gothic revenge story. This is a story about revenge but there’s nothing particularly elaborate about the revenge itself. It is just the good old murder by burying someone alive.

This story is no less creepy and very thrilling. However it is another carnival story with a tragic ending, but this time the setting is 18th century Italy. It’s something about that right? Everything seems more scary when it happens in that era. But this tale needs to get its points for the tipsy jester, super creepy and the connoisseur of fine wine atmosphere in it. 

This tale is one of the tales which you will either love or hate, so be warned about that. Be also warned that this tale might be hard and heavy for people who have claustrophobia.

This tale can be very easy be read dozens times without you being tired of it, because every time you re-read it you see some new things in this tale which you didn’t notice before. 

The ending itself is very eerie ending, and for sure it has something to it which a lot of horror / thriller books miss now on days. 

This tale is short, but Edgar Allan Poe is able to write a fully-developed story of revenge which not a lot of authors doesn’t have the ability to do.

This story is unique and interesting but it might not be for everyone. Because you know details and these amazing descriptions in it.

I give this tale 2 / 5

“Morella” by Edgar Allan Poe Review

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The tale is about the odd relations between a husband and wife. While offering few details, Edgar Allan Poe paints a morbid portrait of identity, death, and marriage.

At the beginning of this tale we are learning about how much the narrator adores his wife Morella. After sometime it turns into a philosophy part. 

This tale is a sad love story with a lot of gothic horror elements.

The story telling this tale was too basic in the end, it almost didn’t feel like the author of this tale was Edgar Allan Poe. But of course this tale needs to get its point for the chilling vibe to it.

However the topic of someone death haunting the main character which in this case is the narrator is pretty much overused. Even Edgar Allan Poe have multiple stories about the same topic, so you get super bored of it when you read about the same thing over and over again. This tale have the potential to be unique if Edgar Allan Poe had taken a different turn to it or written it somehow different. 

This story have the dark vibe to it, but it is for the most part boring. And if you looking for something good written by Edgar Allan Poe dont read this tale. Yes this book has the classic takes of Edgar Allan Poe, but it is far from his best work. 

The writing style is too simple, it almost looks like that while writing this tale Edgar Allan Poe was bored our of his mind or something similar. But of course if you love dark love stories with our happy endings you will enjoy this tale. 

I give this tale 2 / 5

“Suffer The Little Children” by Stephen King Review

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Miss Sidley, an experienced, no-nonsense teacher starts to lose her bearings when she suspects one of her students, Robert, is not quite human. In a momentary reflection in her eyeglasses she thinks she may have seen Robert changing into a monster. She soon discovers that not only does Robert change, but he may not be the only one of his kind. Sidley must get rid of them before it’s too late.

This is a short story written by no other than the horror goat himself aka Stephen King. Who doesn’t love a horror story from Stephen King ?

The whole plot is wow. Because if you take the concept of school teachers and school students and write a horror story to it, a lot of insane things can happen. 

This story may make some of you wonder if your teacher from school life you had wanted at some point kill you. At least it make me a little bit wonder about that.

The ending will definitely make your jaw drop. Because it makes this story even more twisted than it already was from the beginning. But for some of you the ending might seem as too much and too fast going. But again it is a personal think which people will disagree on as every other book in the world. 

For the most part this whole story was very dark, strange but also at times very unique because of the topic it touches on. It is important to say that this story involves child murder thoughts, so be warned about this if it might trigger some of you.

This story doesn’t fail like the classic Stephen King we know from the usual books he writes. This tale is a different take on his work. But the writing style here is the classic Stephen King in this one. Which of course means very dark, easy to get into, moody and amazing. 

I give this story 2 / 5

“Ms Found in a Bottle” by Edgar Allan Poe Review

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The plot follows an unnamed narrator at sea who finds himself in a series of harrowing circumstances. As he nears his own disastrous death while his ship drives ever southward, he writes an “MS.”, or manuscript, telling of his adventures which he casts into the sea.

Edgar Allan Poe starts this tale with by making it very clear that the narrator in this tale has no imagination. He also points out that narrator stable, rational together with little bit boring. 

This tale is typical Edgar Allan Poe tale, which is more or less a little bit different because the action involves sea and it takes a cool and unique take to it.

This tale makes you question if the narrator in this one goes crazy or if all this is real. I think that all likes a little bit thinking about stuff like that in books.

The plot its fun to read and for the most importantly it is a quick read. But it is also dense and complex. This story is more similar to Jules Verne work than to Edgar Allan Poe work. So if you are just starting your journey with Edgar Allan Poe then go for some other work. Because this tale would work better if you have read one or two stories written by Edgar Allan Poe but it wont be bad if you start here. The plot here is filled with gloomy, supernatural horror. But it has an oddly beautiful and captivating take to it, which Edgar Allan Poe is known for doing in some of his work.

The character development here is very good. Because we can see the clear changing process of the narrator as the tale goes on. It is important to say that the narrator shares the fate of the crew, their “destiny,” though he never really felt part of it.

This tale is however not a horror tale but rather a psychological tales of consternation. It makes you question things. 

The plot more or less is a sea adventure with a psychological take on it. But this tale gets the extra points for the way Edgar Allan Poe describes the ocean. 

The writing style is very gothic and moody which every horror and thriller fan will appreciate. 

I give this tale 2 / 5

“The Reploids” by Stephen King Review

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A mysterious man named Edward Paladin shows up in place of Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show, but all is not what it seems. A subsequent investigation by detectives Richard Cheyney and Pete Jacoby finds strange items in his possession, hinting that he may not be from our reality.

To be honest this story might be the most gruesome Stephen King story ever. There is a lots of rapes and weird stuff. Which may be very triggering for some readers. So be warned about these parts of these stories.

This story have a lots of compelling elements kindly said, and the whole police investigation which takes place in this story is very strange and confusing.

To be fully honest with everyone this story feels like nothing but a rough first draft. I’m not trashing the whole story, Stephen King or anyone else here. I’m just saying what impressions this story gave me. 

There are some parts of this story which is hard to understand, and there were a lots of parts where i need to google stuff which was in this story. 

The ending itself is bad, like really bad. The whole story feels like it is ending in mid story and it feels like it should be more to it than it actually was.

The whole story is sort of too graphic when at least comes to me and my opinion.

I give this story 2 / 5