The stories Poe fans love with beautiful and suiting illustrations make Steampunk Poe a true winner. Basic and Sumberac obviously saw a natural link between Poe and steampunk. In their illustrated work they take the unabridged classics from Poe and given them steampunk reworkings.
“The Masque of the Red Death” is the story of Prince Prospero, a man attempting to hide himself from the plague of the Red Death by shutting himself in his abbey with 1000 other nobles. He hosts a masquerade ball and mocks his guests until one guest wanders through the party dressed like a victim of the red death and won’t follow the orders of the prince.
Perhaps Poe’s most famous short story “The Tell-Tale Heart” describes a man that has killed an older man with a vulture eye, dismembered him and buried him under the floor boards of the house. When two police officers call upon the man he is overcome with guilt in the form of the hallucination of the murdered man’s still beating heart.
“The Fall of the House of Usher” which is easily the most read of Poe’s tales 
(every high school student has to read this story at least twice) is the tale of Roderick Usher who invites a friend to help him with the sickness that has consumed himself and sister. The illustrations for this story are very suitable as they’re completely dark and fit the mood of the story.
Along with several of the short stories the illustrators also include some of Poe’s most famous poems. The book is attractive with gorgeous and creepy illustrations. A wonderful addition to any library’s teen collection that will delight Poe fans as well bring in new readers.
