• Celebrated American author Edgar Allan Poe's most cherished works are re-presented in this handsome volume from IDW Publishing. Featuring "The Raven," "The Cask of Amontillado," "The Masque of the Red Death" as well as additional poems and short stories from the author's library, all accompanied by the haunting art of Ben Templesmith.

This book has been graded for interest at 13-16 years.

There are 440 pages in this book. This is a short story book. This book was published 2011 by Idea & Design Works .

Sam Kieth is a comic book writer and illustrator, best known as the creator of The Maxx and Zero Girl . Kieth first came to prominence in 1984 as the inker of Matt Wagner's Mage , and a year later as the inker of Fish Police . In 1989, he penciled the first five issues (the "Preludes & Nocturnes" story arc) of writer Neil Gaiman's celebrated series The Sandman and collaborated with Alan Grant on a Penguin story in Secret Origins Special #1. In 1993 Kieth created the original series The Maxx for fledgling publisher Image Comics. The Maxx ran 35 issues, all of which were plotted and illustrated by Kieth. William Messner-Loebs scripted #1-15 and Alan Moore wrote #21. In 1995, The Maxx was adapted as part of MTV's short-lived animation series MTV's Oddities . After taking a break from comics to pursue other interests, Kieth created the series Zero Girl for DC Comics' Wildstorm imprint in 2001. He followed that with the drama Four Women later that year and Zero Girl: Full Circle in 2003. In 2010, Kieth wrote and illustrated the original hardcover graphic novel Arkham Asylum: Madness , which spent two weeks on The New York Times Best Seller list, reaching number five in the category of "Hardcover Graphic Books. " Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) was an American writer, poet, and critic. Best known for his macabre prose work, including the short story "The Tell-Tale Heart," his writing has influenced literature in the United States and around the world. Abraham (Bram) Stoker was an Irish writer, best known for his Gothic classic Dracula , which continues to influence horror writers and fans more than 100 years after it was first published. Educated at Trinity College, Dublin, in science, mathematics, oratory, history, and composition, Stoker's writing was greatly influenced by his father's interest in theatre and his mother's gruesome stories about her childhood during the cholera epidemic in 1832. His works include the novels Dracula , The Lady of the Shroud , and The Lair of the White Worm , and his work as part of the literary staff of The London Daily Telegraph . Stoker died in 1912, leaving behind one of the most memorable horror characters ever created. Ben Templesmith is a New York Times best selling artist and writer most widely known for his work in the comic book industry where he has received multiple nominations for the International Horror Guild Awards as well as the industry's top prize, the Eisner Award. He also won a Spike TV Scream Award. As a creator, his most notable works have been 30 Days of Night (which spawned a major motion picture) and Fell . His other projects include the critically acclaimed serial Wormwood: Gentleman Corpse , as well as Welcome to Hoxford , and Singularity 7 , all of which he also wrote.