A sweet little cat drives a man to insanity and murder…. The grim death known as the plague roams a masquerade ball dressed in red…. A dwarf seeks his final revenge on his captors…. A sister calls to her beloved twin from beyond the grave…. Prepare yourself. You are about to enter a world where you will be shocked, terrified, and, though you’ll be too scared to admit it at first, secretly thrilled. Here are four tales – The Black Cat, The Masque of the Red Death, Hop-Frog, and The Fall of the House of Usher – by the master of the macabre, Edgar Allan Poe. The original tales have been ever so slightly dismembered – but, of course, Poe understood dismemberment very well. And he would shriek in ghoulish delight at Gris Grimly’s gruesomely delectable illustrations that adorn every page. So prepare yourself. And keep the lights on
Edgar Allan Poe, the 19th-century writer, is known for his gothic and macabre work. David Pelham, a designer and paper engineer, has created numerous bestselling children’s books. Christopher Wormell, an outstanding artist and printmaker, has written and illustrated a variety of children’s books. Pelham and Wormell reside in London.
Gris Grimly is a children’s book illustrator who moonlights in painting and filmmaking. Some of his best-known works include Gris Grimly’s Frankenstein, Edgar Allan Poe’s Tales of Mystery and Madness and Edgar Allan Poe’s Tales of Death and Dementia, and Neil Gaiman’s bestselling picture book The Dangerous Alphabet. He lives in Los Angeles.
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