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Well...let me just say this once, this group is strictly only for discussions about Poe and his works, and there can also be other scary topics to talk about. I would also like to hear some of your scary stories, be sure to introduce yourself, and tell me your favourite Poe story.

Mine is the Cask of Amontillado, and the Black Cat....more »

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  • His scariest story

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    In your opinion, what was Poe's scariest story to you, please go into detail as to why it was, for there are some of his works that I still have yet to read, do not ruin the story for me, just tell me how it is scary in your opinion.
    PurplePerry (MMD) The Freak of Hearts *will probably be leaving, I'm so sorry if you liked me and if you did, that's just sad... started this discussion 3 years ago. ( reply | permalink )

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  • Tenaya Jayne

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    The Pit and the Pendulum freaked me out, but I was in the fifth grade when I read it. I need a refresher, but I'll never forget the rats. :) I hate rats.

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    • PurplePerry (MMD) The Freak of Hearts *will probably be leaving, I'm so sorry if you liked me and if you did, that's just sad... 

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      I read it last year and I fell in love with it.

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  • voldesnape ~And Darkness and Decay and the Red Death held illimitable dominion over all~

    voldesnape ~And Darkness and Decay and the Red Death held illimitable dominion over all~ 

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    i enjoy scary stories. and i hate rats.

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    • PurplePerry (MMD) The Freak of Hearts *will probably be leaving, I'm so sorry if you liked me and if you did, that's just sad... 

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      I love rats...

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  • Katie H

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    Depends on the reader's idea of what is and isn't scary. If someone was afraid of insane people, Tell-Tale Heart might freak them out. If they were afraid of rats, Pit In The Pendulum could do them in. If they were afraid of death, Masque Of The Red Death. Poe covered many common phobias with a sense of morbid humor that so few can really understand, which is why many people think him crazy. Poe didn't really seem afraid of anything, which is why he covered those common phobias people have. In other words, Poe was a genious at topics people were afraid of.

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  • Mrs. Slocombe

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    the pit and the pendulum was pretty freaky although i didn't really understand what was going on in that story

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    • PurplePerry (MMD) The Freak of Hearts *will probably be leaving, I'm so sorry if you liked me and if you did, that's just sad... 

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      A man was tied down in an asylum and a pendulum was swinging closer and closer down to him and he was waiting to be cut in half and then he managed to get off of the table and he was saved by the inquisition.

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  • sara m

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    the pit and tell tale heart, i don't remember the pit but i remember freaking out after reading it, but the tell tale heart was annoyingly haunting!! i hated wooden floors ever since i read it, they make me feel like a dead man is gonna crawl out of there.

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    • PurplePerry (MMD) The Freak of Hearts *will probably be leaving, I'm so sorry if you liked me and if you did, that's just sad... 

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      It gives criminals ideas.

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      Criminals will get ideas out of anything if not they make up they're own.

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    • PurplePerry (MMD) The Freak of Hearts *will probably be leaving, I'm so sorry if you liked me and if you did, that's just sad... 

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      I know, it is strange to think of.

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  • Tina

    Tina 

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    I am not nor will I ever be afraid of anything he wrote.

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  • Eiryn

    Eiryn 

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    The Pit and the Pendulum was rly scary and suspenseful but the Black Cat was pretty scary too. i dont really know

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  • Breno Ronchini

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    I've felt surprised and (very) shocked with the end of some stories, but have never felt terrified. The idea that it's only a story - and a fictional one - is very clear to me, so the feelings don't go much further.

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  • LB

    LB 

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    I think his scariest story is THE FACTS IN THE CASE OF M. VALDEMAR. The ending is legitimately chilling.

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  • Oscar W

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    The Black Cat just has to be his most terrifying one, it scared the life out of me

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