The Masque of the Red Death by leanndra

Fractal • Horror • posted on Jun 20, 2005

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Masque of the Red Death "The mask which concealed the visage was made so nearly to resemble the countenance of a stiffened corpse that the closest scrutiny must have had difficulty in detecting the cheat. And yet all this might have been endured, if not approved, by the mad revellers around. But the mummer had gone so far as to assume the type of the Red Death. His vesture was dabbled in blood --and his broad brow, with all the features of the face, was besprinkled with the scarlet horror. . . . And now was acknowledged the presence of the Red Death. He had come like a thief in the night. And one by one dropped the revellers in the blood-bedewed halls of their revel, and died each in the despairing posture of his fall. And the life of the ebony clock went out with that of the last of the gay. And the flames of the tripods expired. And Darkness and Decay and the Red Death held illimitable dominion over all." Excerpt from "The Masque of the Red Death" Author Edgar Allan Poe (1842) http://bau2.uibk.ac.at/sg/poe/works/reddeath.html I hope you find today's offering to your liking! I usually don't get into these kinds of images, but this one really spoke to me, and I had to find the perfect text to go with it! Mr Poe's was perfect! Enjoy! Leanndra Apophysis 2.02 Postwork: PSP7

Comments (13)

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tutri

4:24AM | Mon, 20 June 2005

Really interesting and unique flame, Leanndra...Good ol' Edgar AP would be proud of this I reckon, very good work!

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mariak

6:18AM | Mon, 20 June 2005

Wonderful tribute to good ol' Poe!!

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psion005

6:43AM | Mon, 20 June 2005

A classic Poe tale and accompanying render... Nice one leanndra :)

darkchrystal

8:05AM | Mon, 20 June 2005

brilliant piece of work @};-

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artice

8:39AM | Mon, 20 June 2005

OH! I DO LIKE MR POE..HE HAD A WAY OF TOUCHING MY SOUL.BEAUTIFUL TRIBUTE-THE FRANE WORK IS AWESOME. LOL GOING AT HALF BLIND..THANKS FOR THE E-MAILS..K:)

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KITCHAOS

10:09AM | Mon, 20 June 2005

Wildness Leanndra! the writing and the image compliment one another perfectly!

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idiot_sphinx

2:03PM | Mon, 20 June 2005

An excellent title and well quoted verse from a master! I enjoy your use of both fractal and intricate framing to show this lovely composition . The choice of authors is superb. Well done !!~*****~!!

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Ruthee

4:45PM | Mon, 20 June 2005

This could be a good posting for halloween! LOL I like the way the frame goes with the image. It looks like the image is tacked to the frame. Great Job, Leanndra. :)

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