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What's creepier than Edgar Allan Poe? How about Christopher Walken reciting The Raven?
And for a more subtle spook, check out this video of Poe reciting The Raven himself! Or, at least a picture of Poe digitally manipulated to seem like it. Yikes!
Dave Rosenthal came to The Baltimore Sun as a business reporter in 1987 and now is the Maryland Editor. He reads a wide range of books (but never as many as he'd like), usually alternating between non-fiction and fiction. Some all-time favorites: A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole; Wind, Sand and Stars by Antoine de Saint-Exupery; and anything by Calvin Trillin or John McPhee. He belongs to a book club with a Jewish theme. 
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All you need to know about the macabre master including Poe-themed events, photos, video and a trivia quiz.
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You really should hear the entire album, CLOSED ON ACCOUNT OF RABIES; I bought it when it first came out about a decade ago. Walken reading "The Raven". Iggy Pop reading "The Tell-Tale Heart" (for a guy who built his reputation on cutting himself up on stage while slinging peanut butter and raw meat at the audience, he really has settled into a marvelous reading voice). And a cover illustrated by Ralph Steadman to boot! Great stuff:
http://www.amazon.com/Closed-Account-Rabies-Poems-Tales/dp/B000003ZVR/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1224615116&sr=1-1
Posted by: Eight-Stone Press | October 21, 2008 2:57 PM
Rediscover this classic of Edgar Allan Poe and experience it like never before. The seventy plus original illustrations and the spine tingling originally composed music and sound effects add dimensions that surely even Poe would applaud! If youre someone who enjoys drama and stories where tension builds to a crescendo then this is for you! Caution—those who are sensitive to horror films, should not watch this!
Completely unabriged. View streaming for $1.49, download for $2.99 at www.taletube.com.
Directed by Stephen J Conley and John Dur. Music by Felix Pando. Illustrations by Joel Rivers. Edited by Allan Wright.
Posted by: Stephen Conley | November 22, 2008 12:14 PM