The Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe

The Masque of the Red Death

Edgar Allan Poe

176 pages • first pub 1842 (editions)

fiction classics horror short stories dark tense medium-paced
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However you try to escape it, horror is always there Outside the abbey’s armoured walls, the common poor are ravaged by a grisly pestilence known as the ‘Red Death’, while within, safe and untroubled, the happy Prince Prospero hosts lavish entert...

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Community Reviews

3.97
based on 5,481 reviews

Moods

dark: 96%

mysterious: 68%

tense: 52%

reflective: 15%

challenging: 10%

emotional: 7%

sad: 5%

adventurous: 4%

inspiring: 1%

Pace

57% of readers chose fast
31% of readers chose medium
10% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

60% of readers chose Plot
23% of readers chose A mix
10% of readers chose Character
5% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
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Strong character development?

2% of readers chose Yes
11% of readers chose Complicated
69% of readers chose No
17% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

1% of readers chose Yes
12% of readers chose Complicated
69% of readers chose No
16% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

5% of readers chose Yes
6% of readers chose Complicated
73% of readers chose No
14% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

59% of readers chose Yes
15% of readers chose Complicated
13% of readers chose No
11% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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