Irrationality, obsession and death, all frequent themes in the works of Edgar Allan Poe.

The narrators of his tales more often than not suffer from some strange overwhelming

fixation, and these obsessions are often linked with death.

In this bonus plethora of Poe episode, I will tell three of these tales of obsession and

death.

In the first, the oval portrait, a man, an artist, abandons his wife for his art, seemingly

only capable of showing her any attention when she is the subject of his art.

However, his obsession with capturing the beauty of his subject drains her of her very

life.

Our second poteil, the premature burial, focuses on the narrator's obsession and fear of

being buried alive due to a medical condition.

It will fear be the cure for his sickness of both body and mind.

And finally, with a tale, tale heart, our narrator's fixation leads to extreme irrationality

and murder.

And so, without further ado, join me for a plethora of Poe, obsession and death.

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Hi, it's me, the OG Green Grump, the Grinch.

Listen as I launch a campaign against Christmas cheer, grilling celebrity guests like chestnuts

on an open fire.

They'll try to get my heart to grow a few sizes, but it's not going to work, honey.

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