STORY REVIEW: Bon-Bon
Tim MatassaA rotund philosopher gets an unexpected visit from the devil. Plus, too many drinks, a bargain lost, and Epicurus tastes like chicken.
Edgar Allan Poe
STORY REVIEW: Loss of Breath
Karma comes calling for a terrible husband. Plus, organ removal, experimental electrocution, hanging—this story sounds like it should be much better than it is.
STORY REVIEW: A Tale of Jerusalem
A Poe story only biblical scholars could love. Plus, never trust a besieging army, a Pharisee, or anything that costs 30 pieces of silver.
STORY REVIEW: The Duc De L’Omelette
A duke goes to Hell and plays cards with the Devil to win back his soul.
Plus, Poe goes overboard with the French, and I’m officially worried about this early stretch of his stories.
STORY REVIEW: Metzengerstein
Poe’s first story, about a boy and his horse. Except the boy is a sociopath, the horse is possessed, and there’s some real unhealthy obsession going on.