I’m not objecting to the aesthetic.
Yes, it’s gaudy and overwrought, with heaping piles of thanatological imagery served up – but, shoot, it’s Poe. You don’t go to Poe when you want terse terror. Sloppy and melodramatic makes more sense.
I’m not objecting to the aesthetic.
Yes, it’s gaudy and overwrought, with heaping piles of thanatological imagery served up – but, shoot, it’s Poe. You don’t go to Poe when you want terse terror. Sloppy and melodramatic makes more sense.