THE RAVEN AND SELECTED SHORT STORIES

Stefan Rudnicki and Bronson Pinchot work eerily well together to bring a dozen of Edgar Allan Poe's works to life. Pinchot's pacing and timing are impeccable—from the frantic whispers of a tortured man's startling confession in "The Fall of the House of Usher" to the matter-of-fact tone he gives a madman who hides a dismembered body in "The Tell-Tale Heart." In “The Raven,” there's a guttural, almost growling quality to Rudnicki's voice that's as dark as the feathers of the bird itself. Throughout the production both narrators add suspenseful pauses that have just the right spine-tingling effect. M.D. © AudioFile 2012, Portland, Maine [Published: AUGUST 2012]