An All-New Poe Recording

The H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society is delighted to present this all-new audiobook recording featuring all of Poe's tales and poems (and even his novel and play). Following on the success of our critically-acclaimed audiobook of the Complete Works of H.P. Lovecraft, here narrators Andrew Leman and Sean Branney do the reading for this diverse assortment of amazing tales. It features some of the most celebrated short stories in American literature, including:

• The Tell-Tale Heart
• The Fall of the House of Usher
• The Cask of Amontillado
• The Black Cat
• The Pit and the Pendulum

Poe's celebrated poems are here too, including "The Raven", "The Bells", "Anabel Lee" and dozens more. This collection features more than 45 hours of material, including the entirety of Poe's only completed novel, The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket, and a full-cast recording of his unfinished drama Politian. All of the recordings include original music by HPLHS composer Reber Clark. 

Options. We offer a few different options for our audiobook:

• The Collector's Edition — this collection features all of Poe's works (66 short stories, 65 poems, his one completed novel, and one unfinished drama) on a custom-made USB drive styled after Poe's Baltimore tombstone. Plug it into your car, your computer or any other compatible device for convenient listening. The drive ships in a special velvet-lined metal casket where it can requiescat in pace. The Collector's Edition also comes with a free digital download so you can start listening immediately.
• The Download Edition — our download features all of the works described above available for immediate download - no shipping required!
• The Best of Edgar Allan Poe — we've curated a downloadable collection of twenty-four of Poe's most celebrated stories and poems and bundled them into a convenient downloadable set. The "Best Of" collection features 13 hours and five minutes of the Poe the world knows and loves.

Downloadable. Due to the size of the download (4.7Gb) we recommend making your purchase and download to a computer. It will work fine if you download to a phone or tablet if it has enough storage for a download of this size.

The Best Of. This curated collection features many of Poe's greatest hits:

• The Tell-Tale Heart
• The Cask of Amontillado
• The Fall of the House of Usher
• Hop-Frog
• The Gold-Bug
• A Descent into the Maelström
• The Murders in the Rue Morgue
  
• William Wilson
• Ligeia
• The Imp of the Perverse
• A Tale of the Ragged Mountains
• The Man of the Crowd
• The Premature Burial
• The Pit and the Pendulum
• The Purloined Letter
• The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar
• The Spectacles
• MS. Found in a Bottle
• The Black Cat
• The Masque of the Red Death
• The poems: "The Raven", "The Bells", "Annabel Lee" and "Alone"

This collection is narrated by Sean Branney and Andrew Leman. Both classically trained actors with extensive voice over experience, Sean & Andrew previously recorded critically acclaimed audiobooks including The Complete Works of H.P. Lovecraft, and The Literature of Lovecraft: a compilation of many classic tales of the supernatural from the 19th and early 20th century. 

This project has taken the HPLHS more than two years to record and prepare. We hope it will enable listeners to savor the works of one of America's greatest writers, and better appreciate his influence on H.P. Lovecraft. For more information about this collection, please visit its web page.

Free Samples. To give you a taste of the collection, here are some samples from our recordings:

• The Black Cat (the entire story!)
• The Imp of the Perverse (the entire story!)
• The Bells
• The Raven
• The Cask of Amontillado
• The Fall of the House of Usher
• William Wilson
• Never Bet the Devil Your Head
• A Tale of the Ragged Mountains
• The Tell-Tale Heart

Q&A

Q: Does this collection feature offensive racist language?

A: There are a few instances where Poe deploys language that was commonplace in the 1800s but is patently offensive today. We have bleeped out the most offensive language. 

Q: Wait, is this collection truly "complete"?

A: We have not included Poe's essays or correspondence, but all of his creative works are here, including the unfinished play Politian.

Q: Does the collection include an Introduction or a funny outtake reel? 

A: Yes, it has both. We have a brief file that explains how we have managed some typographical conventions (footnotes, for example) into an audiobook. The collection has a longer conversation between the narrators in which they discuss Poe's life and works. And yes, there is a bonus file that documents their challenges in making these recordings (did we mention that there's a lot of French?).

Q: Is this collection made using AI? 

A: No. The HPLHS does not use generative AI in any of its products. All of the writing here is by Mr. Poe and the reading, recording, and post-production is by the HPLHS team. The music was composed by Reber Clark, whom we are quite confident is a real human being.

Q: How big is metal casket the USB drives comes in? 

A: It measures roughly 4 x 3 x 1/2 inches.