It's Time For The Annual Smoke & A Shiver Thread!

[shanez]

I'm a late getting this party started but better late than never.

I'm having some 10 year old Penzance for the first smoke in a bearded pirate skull meer by Yanik with a glass of A. de Fussigny Borderies cognac for tonight's stories:





Tradition dictates we start with Poe's classic "The Raven" so here are 2 of my favorite narrations followed by a very enjoyable version I also really enjoy:

Christopher Lee:

James Earl Jones:

The Simpsons:

 

[shanez]

Now that tradition is handled, how about something more modern and a bit unsettling?

This one gets a bit delightfully squeamish towards the end. The story is not only read by one of my favorite narrators but he's also the author.