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Edgar Allan Poe's the Masque of the Red Death
Relates Prince Prospero's desperate attempts to evade the "Red Death."
- GenresHorror
32 pages, Paperback
First published July 1, 1982
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November 3, 2024
love stories where rich people try to outrun nature, escape the destiny that came for the peasants, only to be struck by her just the same. it´s poetry to me
September 19, 2017
What a horrible tale. lol! I'd never read Poe's original "Masque of the Red Death," so I quickly read this one to get an idea of the story. How awful. The colorful illustrations in this adaptation are perfect for enhancing the mood and terror. Depressing.
January 5, 2023
pretty sure reading this when i was little gave me a good start of my love of horror.
February 2, 2025
Good message on the inevitability of human mortality, despite attempts to escape it.
March 28, 2014
Poe for kids!
This version of “The Masque of the Red Death” is an adaptation of Edgar Allen Poe’s short story for Troll Associates, a publisher of children’s books. I guess it’s questionable whether this tale is even suitable for kids. (As I remember it, I cherished this book as a child, as evidenced by my name stamped in the front cover and surrounded by hearts; then again, some of my earliest memories are of my dad reading me bedtime stories by Stephen King. So there’s that.) Nevertheless, Cutts successfully captures the spirit of Poe’s story, relaying it in a style easily understood by younger readers.
Though many lines are either cut or altered, the general plot and tone remain the same. As the Red Death sweeps the country, Prince Prospero barricades himself and one thousand revelers inside his castle estate. For six months, the partygoers evade the plague; that is, until the night the Price throws an especially elaborate and gruesomely themed ball. One of the guests arrives dressed as the unthinkable: the Red Death. The Prince doesn’t know it yet - but by daybreak, everyone in the castle will be dead.
The three-star rating (well, 3.5 stars, rounded down on Amazon) is due mostly to the artwork, which really isn’t to my taste.
http://www.easyvegan.info/2014/04/15/...
This version of “The Masque of the Red Death” is an adaptation of Edgar Allen Poe’s short story for Troll Associates, a publisher of children’s books. I guess it’s questionable whether this tale is even suitable for kids. (As I remember it, I cherished this book as a child, as evidenced by my name stamped in the front cover and surrounded by hearts; then again, some of my earliest memories are of my dad reading me bedtime stories by Stephen King. So there’s that.) Nevertheless, Cutts successfully captures the spirit of Poe’s story, relaying it in a style easily understood by younger readers.
Though many lines are either cut or altered, the general plot and tone remain the same. As the Red Death sweeps the country, Prince Prospero barricades himself and one thousand revelers inside his castle estate. For six months, the partygoers evade the plague; that is, until the night the Price throws an especially elaborate and gruesomely themed ball. One of the guests arrives dressed as the unthinkable: the Red Death. The Prince doesn’t know it yet - but by daybreak, everyone in the castle will be dead.
The three-star rating (well, 3.5 stars, rounded down on Amazon) is due mostly to the artwork, which really isn’t to my taste.
http://www.easyvegan.info/2014/04/15/...
November 25, 2012
Fantastic story, well done abridgment, and fantastic artwork.
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