House of Montresor


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Murder is only perfect when everyone knows you got away with it. Edana Fortunato is the sole surviving heir of two great families whose fates have commingled. On the eve of her inheritance, Edana is summoned to the grand estate to meet the enigmatic Count Montresor. She embarks on the journey, unprepared for the secrets still to be revealed, and unaware that a killer has set the stage for one final act of vengeance upon the Fortunato family. Revenge does not end in THE HOUSE OF MONTRESOR, a sequel to Edgar Allan Poe's classic revenge tale, "The Cask of Amontillado." Collects issues 1-4




The House of Montresor


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Murder is only perfect when everyone knows you got away with it.Edana Fortunato is the sole surviving heir of two great families whose fates have commingled: clan Fortunato and the House of Montresor. She has spent her life shielded from the sordid happenings that still plague the Fortunato family fifty years after her grandfather's mysterious disappearance.On the eve of her inheritance, Edana is summoned to the grand estate to meet her guardian, the enigmatic Count Montresor. She embarks on the journey, unprepared for the secrets still to be revealed, and unaware that a killer has set the stage for one final act of vengeance upon the Fortunato family.Revenge does not end in THE HOUSE OF MONTRESOR, a sequel to Edgar Allan Poe's classic revenge tale, "The Cask of Amontillado."




The Cask of Amontillado


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After enduring many injuries of the noble Fortunato, Montressor executes the perfect revenge.




Hansel and Gretel


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A retelling of the well-known tale in which two children lost in the woods find their way home despite an encounter with a wicked witch.




House of Flowers, House of Stars


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Describes many different houses, real and fanciful, including the house where naughty children live, a house belonging to wealthy birds, and the house of a pompous mouse.




The Black Cat


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Edgar Allan Poe's "The Black Cat" is a short story that explores themes of guilt and perversity. The narrator, haunted by cruelty to his black cat and acts of domestic violence, is consumed by paranoia and madness. His attempt to conceal a crime leads to his own disgrace.




The Many Faces of Evil


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The first anthology to present the range of the forms of evil, from vice, sin, cruelty and crime to disobedience and wilfulness. The readings are drawn from an array of perspectives and each one is introduced and set in context by the author.




The Poe Twisted Anthology


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New Essays on Poe's Major Tales


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A variety of critical approaches illuminate different facets of Poe's complex imagination by concentrating on such famous tales as The Cask of Amontillado, The Fall of the House of Usher, The Black Cat and The Murders in the Rue Morgue.




House of Mystery (1951-) #174


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“THE WONDROUS WITCH’S CAULDRON!” A witch’s cauldron that brings its owner fame, fortune and long life passes from owner to owner.




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