Status Updates From Gothic Tales

finished first two stories and not his best work for sure

The Masque of the Red Death, like Metzengerstein, has an abrupt ending that feels unearned and even a little silly.

All the typical Poeisms are present, but the story just left me empty. On to The Masque of the Red Death.

Finished Metzengerstein. And there’s a reason that this is Poe’s lesser known works. My first thoughts were “WHAT?!!” And “That’s it?!?” A story about long-lasting rivalries between two noble families, a prophecy, and a horse should have been more interesting. Or rather, had a better ending since I was interested until the punch line.

I’m kicking off October with three short stories from the King of Horror himself: Edgar Allan Poe. Metzengerstein is the only story in this collection I haven’t read, but it’s been decades since I’ve read Masque of the Red Death and The Tell-Tale Heart. I’m looking forward to it. Mwahahaha!