For some weird reason, the first thing that came to my mind as soon as I read this story, was the bizarre and gory but extremely engrossing short story by Edgar Allen Poe, “Murder at Rue Morgue”. He is one of my other favorite authors - classic horror - especially in stories like “The Pit and the Pendulum”. I think it is time for me to start reading his short-story collection again.
Gorilla escapes zoo, roams BostonBOSTON, Sept. 28 - A restless gorilla broke out of its zoo enclosure Sunday, injuring a 2-year-old and a teenager before it was sedated and recaptured almost two hours later, according to zoo officials.Apart from the bizarre horror, I like the way Poe thinks through his stories and lays open the human psyche in stories like the “Purloined Letter” and the story (I forget the name) where a nephew kills his uncle and buries him under the floorboards - the police absolve him of everything, but his guilt gives him away, because he thinks he is hearing his uncle’s heart beat under the floorborads(?). Terrific reads! Posted by shanti at September 30, 2003 3:49 PM
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You’re thinking of “The Tell-Tale Heart.” The Gorilla story reminded me of a less-famous story by Poe called “Hop Frog.” You can read the story here. It’s about a king’s court jester, a gorilla masquerade, and a fiery end. Fantastic!
Posted by: Jeremiah at October 1, 2003 9:00 AM
You got that right, Jeremiah - “The Tell-Tale Heart” it was, the story that I was referring to above. Thanks for the link to “Hop Frog” - I will read it sometime today. It sounds interesting, plus I am a big Poe fan :)
Posted by: Shanti at October 1, 2003 9:50 AM
Shanti! I love Poe too! :beam:
Posted by: Kingsley at October 1, 2003 9:55 AM
LOL, Kingsley - I think I have been one for the macabre since my childhood. Poe and Roald Dahl - masters of the macabre and bizarre :)
Posted by: Shanti at October 1, 2003 12:32 PM