Aidan (Re-Legion ) Lacy wrote:
" It has a cool and edgy " Edgar Allan Poe " vibe about it
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Hmm. You know, I never thought of that before, but yes, now that I've contemplated it, I can see where you are coming from. First, of course, is the almost Gothic aesthetic of its gloomy, yet dream-like, atmosphere with a narrator trapped in a claustrophobic setting (in this case, his own memories as opposed to a haunted mansion) at the mercy of buried (or bricked up, perhaps) mysteries. And the protagonist has many of the classic qualities of Poe's often unnamed narrators who find themselves in situations both outside of their control and understanding (the narrator of "The Fall of the House of Usher" for instance). Also in Usher, now that I think about it, Poe even made allusions to poems that both parallel and predict the plot, much the way Gaiman and McKean use the Punch and Judy show. Why, if I were still in college, I might have me the makings of a new research paper.
