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Old 07-27-2014, 11:50 PM   #1
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The Murders in the Rue Morgue
There's an afterword in The Mammoth Book of Locked-Room Mysteries and Impossible Crimes, where the editor (Mike Ashley) talks a little about the history of the subgenre. He mentions The Murders in the Rue Morgue by Edgar Allan Poe, and refers to it as "grotesque and bizarre". I'm now on an 'impossible crimes' kick and I want to try The Murders ... but I wondered what was meant by "grotesque and bizarre". Is it horror? Are there supernatural elements? Are the murders overly graphic? I would appreciate some insights (without getting too spoiler-y ). Thanks!
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