Christopher Lee's Edgar Allan Poe Readings Compiled in YouTube Playlist

A YouTube playlist collects Sir Christopher Lee's readings of Edgar Allan Poe stories, including "The Raven," "The Fall of the House of Usher," "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," "The Masque of the Red Death," "The Tell-Tale Heart," "Hop-Frog," "The Pit and the Pendulum," "The Cask of Amontillado," and "The Black Cat." Some recordings originate from the 1979 budget-label cassette Christopher Lee Reads Edgar Allan Poe Tales of Horror, while others feature Lee's performances of additional Poe works. Lee's connection to Poe extends to the 1969 film The Oblong Box, a loose adaptation in which he starred alongside Vincent Price. Later in his career, Lee narrated "The Fall of the House of Usher" for the 2013 anthology film Extraordinary Tales. Though primarily known as a horror actor, Lee appeared in crime pictures, adaptations of The Golden Compass and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and several Star Wars and Lord of the Rings movies. The playlist offers a way to hear Lee's distinctive mid-Atlantic accent interpret Poe's macabre tales, with "The Raven" suggested as a Halloween listen.