It’s OcPoeber! Verbatim presents a different story from author Edgar Allen Poe, every week until Halloween.

In “The Masque of the Red Death”, a prince throws a party in defiance of a plague.

Plus, in “The Raven” a nervous man is haunted by a mysterious bird.

Transcription courtesy of Project Gutenberg.

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Sound effects for this episode:

“Thunder Strike 2” - Mike Koenig, http://soundbible.com/2016-Thunder-Strike-2.html