It's almost a given that everyone has at least a passing familiarity with Edgar Allan Poe's poetic tale of a scholar descending into madness,
The Raven. There's no arguing it has made its mark in
pop culture.
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| Quoth the Raven, "Eat my shorts!" |
Despite Poe having invented the detective story and his great contributions to science-fiction, most people's first thought when you mention Poe is horror (or in my case, Roger Corman/Vincent Price movies). It seems only natural that
The Raven will come back to haunt us every Halloween, forevermore. And so, dear reader, I offer up to you a grand gathering of voices reciting the quaint and curious composition. Included are all the below, and perhaps, a few more.
The Raven as read by: Basil Rathbone, Christopher Walken, Christopher Lee, James Earl Jones, John Astin, Vincent Price, William Shatner and John DeLancie
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Oh, I love that Simpson's Halloween Special! What a classic. I think that should be shown to kids in school when they learn about "The Raven".
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