Cask of Amontillado

Graphic Horror

by Joeming Dunn (Adaptor)

On his deathbed, Montresor tells a chilling tale of revenge from fifty years before. He relates how he tricked a man named Fortunato, who had dishonored him. He convinced Fortunato to follow him to examine a cask of fine wine. In the wine cellar, he proceeded to encase the man in a false wall for eternity. This chilling tale is now a striking graphic novel adaptation. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.Graphic Planet is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO.

32 pages, Library Binding

First published January 1, 2014

Reviews

[Monica Lourenco · Rating 5 out of 5]

My 5 stars is basically to Poe!!
This graphic adaptation is a good one for those struggling with Poe's language (which I did at first!!). But since I am completely obsessed with The initial Insult Duology by Mindy McGinnis, I had to understand better The Cask of Amontillado itself even if through a MS/ HS graphic novel! I could totally see the references that McGinnis used in her novel! I've already read Poe's Cask of Amontillado before and I am glad that I was able to get the graphic version as well. I do recommend for students and teachers as a complement of the original text.

[Pug · Rating 2 out of 5]

Freaky story. But a lousy adaptation: poorly written with cheap, cartoony illustrations.

[Shelli · Rating 4 out of 5]

Graphic novels are always a great way to help students get excited about any topic, adding to their comprehension of the material - particularly for visual learners. My daughter and I read this before reading the short story, then found a short film on youtube and of course the video of Vincent Prince's narration. Where were all these resources when I was in school? ;)