Edgar Allan Poe's: The Tell-Tale Heart (Dramatized)

Written by Edgar Allan Poe and Jason Markiewitz

Narrated by Jason Markiewitz, Brennan Villados and Lia Rose

Markiewitz Audioworks Presents Edgar Allan Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart." This production is a full audio dramatization (with incredible original music and magnificent sound effects) of one of the most popular horror stories of the past 200 years. In this story, a man (Edward) is afforded a place to stay in exchange for doing chores around the house. However, his landlord (Mr. Graves), a friendly and gracious old man, has one characteristic which drives Edward to the brink of madness; a pale blue eye. Eventually, Edward decides that he can't take the eye any longer, and despite his generally cordial relationship with Mr. Graves, is determined to kill him, thus ridding himself of the eye forever. Come with us as we descend into madness with this original adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's: The Tell-Tale Heart.
Cast:
Jason Markiewitz as Edward Valentine, Officer Kent, Officer Wallace
Brennan Villados as Mr. Graves, Sgt O'Toole
Lia Rose as Homeless Woman in the Barn
Music by: Hayden Folker
Cover Art by: Jon Markiewitz
Script by: Jason Markiewitz
Directed by: Jason Markiewitz

• Language: English
• Publisher: Markiewitz Audioworks
• Release date: Jul 17, 2023
• ISBN: 9798823408837

Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) was an American poet, short story writer, and editor. Born in Boston to a family of actors, Poe was abandoned by his father in 1810 before being made an orphan with the death of his mother the following year. Raised in Richmond, Virginia by the Allan family of merchants, Poe struggled with gambling addiction and frequently fought with his foster parents over debts. He attended the University of Virginia for a year before withdrawing due to a lack of funds, enlisting in the U.S. Army in 1827. That same year, Poe anonymously published Tamerlane and Other Poems, his first collection. After failing to graduate from West Point, Poe began working for several literary journals as a critic and editor, moving from Richmond to Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New York. In 1836, he obtained a special license to marry Virginia Clemm, his 13-year-old cousin, who moved with him as he pursued his career in publishing. In 1838, Poe published The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket, a tale of a stowaway on a whaling ship and his only novel. In 1842, Virginia began showing signs of consumption, and her progressively worsening illness drove Poe into deep depression and alcohol addiction. “The Raven” (1845) appeared in the Evening Mirror on January 29th. It was an instant success, propelling Poe to the forefront of the American literary scene and earning him a reputation as a leading Romantic. Following Virginia’s death in 1847, Poe became despondent, overwhelmed with grief and burdened with insurmountable debt. Suffering from worsening mental and physical illnesses, Poe was found on the streets of Baltimore in 1849 and died only days later. He is now recognized as a literary pioneer who made important strides in developing techniques essential to horror, detective, and science fiction.