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The Cask of Amontillado

Written by: Edgar Allan Poe, Ben Sturgess - editor, Wireless Theatre Company - producer
Narrated by: Adam Cole, Andrew Ward
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"The Cask of Amontillado" is Edgar Allan Poe's short but enigmatic masterpiece. Set in an unnamed Italian city, we hear the story of how Montresor lures Fortunato through the catacombs into the Montresor family vault and there chains him up and bricks him in for eternity. Why he does it we will never know, but he does so with a casual savagery that is truly chilling.

Public Domain (P)2017 Design Sound Productions
Anthologies & Short Stories Classics Fiction Scary Short Story
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Rare narrator issue

a reworking of the classic short story, about revenge being a dish best served cold, and with severity. The narrator playing Fortunato was having too much fun playing an obnoxious drunk, to the point of distraction.

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Solid dramatic reading

I liked that it was faithful to the original. The actors sometimes sounded like they were reading their lines off a page though and Fortunato's cough obscured some of the dialogue.

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A favourite and well done

If it’s this author, it’s this story. It’ll stay with you.

Have a good evening.

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