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King Pest

Edizioni: 11
1 Valutazioni: 2
Serie: 108 di 223
Durata: 0h 36min
Lingua: Inglese
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Categoria: Thriller

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Title: King Pest

Author: Edgar Allan Poe

Narrator: Jonathan Dunne

Original Publication: 1835

Public Domain: Yes

Series: Timeless Terrors

Number: 108

Description:

King Pest is a grotesque and darkly comic tale set in plague-ravaged London during the time of a devastating epidemic. Amid the fear and desolation, two drunken sailors, Leggs and Hugh Tarpaulin, wander away from their ship and into a forbidden quarter of the city abandoned to death and decay. Drawn by curiosity and bravado, they stumble into a nightmarish banquet held in a charnel-house, where a bizarre court presides over a feast among coffins and bones.

At the center of this macabre assembly sits the self-proclaimed King Pest, a grotesque monarch ruling over a mock kingdom of pestilence. Surrounded by equally ghastly courtiers — each bearing names and appearances befitting their morbid titles — King Pest delivers bombastic proclamations while reveling in the trappings of death. The sailors soon find themselves unwilling guests in this grotesque parody of royalty, where horror and absurdity mingle beneath the shadow of the plague.

In this strange and atmospheric story, Edgar Allan Poe blends satire, gothic horror, and dark humor to create a vivid tableau of decay and delirium. The claustrophobic setting, the grotesque imagery, and the exaggerated pageantry of the plague court showcase Poe’s flair for the macabre as well as his biting wit.

Narrated by Amazon-bestselling horror author Jonathan Dunne, this performance brings Poe’s eerie humor and grim spectacle vividly to life. King Pest remains a striking example of Poe’s early tales — a bizarre and unforgettable descent into a kingdom where death reigns supreme.

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Audiolibro: 8 marzo 2026

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