Your Daily Poe (Or Edgar Allan If You're Nasty)

As it's officially October (BOO!), I will on every day be reading one short story written by the Master of the Macabre himself, and briefly commenting on it. Enjoy!

Day 13: Metzengerstein

Thoughts: I like the setup of two neighboring families who have hated each other so long nobody remembers why; mostly, I like the rare (so far) combination of Poe using his impressive gift for bringing us the horror of the tale from within a character and not succumbing to superfluous blood/violence along with an ending that could actually kinda sorta happen. A rare break from some waif waiting patiently for death to overtake her is also welcomed. It'd not a great story with a shocking twist or anything, but was enough to hold my interest throughout, and probably re-readable.

Memorable Line: "But a new, and fearful object soon riveted the attention of the multitude, and proved the vast superiority of excitement which the sight of human agony exercises in the feelings of a crowd, above the most appalling spectacles of inanimate matter."

Score from 1-10: 5