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From Booklist

June 1, 2013
Grades 5-8 The horror pioneer's tale of obsession and unrelenting guilt could easily have made for a static visual adaptation, with so much of the tension taking place in the narrator's mind, but instead proves a standout entry in the Edgar Allan Poe Graphic Novels series. Harper uses the spare narration to greatest effect, spacing the words throughout the panels to ratchet up the suspense most effectively, drawing readers into the narrator's disturbingly insistent assurances of his own sanity. Calero, meanwhile, shows off a virtuoso command of the format and impressive knowledge of his horror antecedents with the visuals. Panel size is perfectly judged to deliver maximum buildup and impact. Theatrical lighting and the stark setting create an uneasy mood. A vague gray mist seems to encompass all of the gorgeously realized figures, recalling Gene Colan's innovative and evocative work on the 1970s Tomb of Dracula comics. And isn't that Vincent Price, star of many Roger Corman cinematic Poe adaptations, starring as the doomed narrator? A thrilling homage to horror history that feels immediate and intense.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2013, American Library Association.)

From AudioFile Magazine

The Mystery Theatre series collects several chilling tales originally broadcast in the 1960s and presents them in four-packs of fear. This first volume features well-loved classic tales, as well as some lesser-known pieces. The first cassette treats mystery lovers to "The Tell-Tale Heart," told as frighteningly as it ever was in any dank parlor or at any camp fire. "The Kitchen Table" gives domesticity an ancient twist. The performances here seem slightly overdone, but the chill of the story is not lost. On the second cassette, the British double-header (including a Sherlock Holmes story) balances the production like a mystery travelogue. R.A.P. (c) AudioFile 2000, Portland, Maine