The Black Cat (Christopher Lee)

Goodbye my Love (May 27th 1922 - June 7th 2015)
Thank you for the movies, the songs, the memories. Thank you for all.
Thank you for being the best and thank you for being my hero.
I will always love you my hero.
God please give him back to me :( :( :(
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The Black Cat written by Edgar Allan Poe
Read by Sir Christopher Lee
"I do not own the audio rights in this video.
This is only a Fan made video."

[@joyunicycle]

"This is Christopher Lee wishing you a very good night." (His subtle way of saying "Happy nightmares everyone".)

[@shaniquawells4445]

Nobody reads Edgar Allen Poe stories like Christopher Lee ( hands down)!!!! Love his dramstic voice when he reads. R.I.P Sir Christopher Lee.

[@thatcanadianwhitetrashguy]

See what You can Create without TV's and Radio I rather sit around Listening to someone Reading this than any modern Media.

[@bocklinskitten4335]

there will never be such a voice like his again!!!!!RIP

[@Vagabon1729dho-_]

Maybe his ghost

[@ronniecorbett6306]

Benedict Cumberbatch when he gets older maybe.

[@viterzg1r132]

Vincent Price was the same Genius with hypnotical voice. When you need some dark tales you can listen to them :)

[@kauekodama3234]

Have you heard Nakata Jouji's voice?

[@tayyoung8002]

This is why you should always be nice to cats. 🐱

[@melinajungblut]

wow! Edgar Allan Poe's story by Christopher Lee is MARVELLOUS

[@Welther47]

+Mel Jung my thoughts exactly

[@Vagabon1729dho-_]

THE RAVEN

[@katefireball6319]

I Agree 100% I just Listen to The Raven I Loved it sooo much....

[@turtleanton6539]

Sure is.

[@sergioromano5652]

Yes indeed

[@maksuree]

Against the power of time there can be no victory. RIP

[@sarahlally5111]

+Gary yes This thing all things devours: Birds, beasts, trees, flowers; Gnaws iron, bites steel; Grinds hard stones to meal; Slays king, ruins town, And beats high mountain down. I miss Christopher Lee :(

[@Vagabon1729dho-_]

All I know is pain All I feel is rain _DMX

[@PixelRated1]

@@Vagabon1729dho-_ dude it's been a year but I gotta say your comment isn't getting the attention it supposed to get 😂😂😂

[@AishaVonFossen]

Oh, dear...about four and a half minutes into this thing, I had to stop it and go hug and kiss my roommate's cat. It just became too heart wrenching for a cat mom to hear. 😱😭

[@professorronin9648]

I agree! When he got to the hanging I said out lout "What in the actual F**?!" and stopped it.

[@AishaVonFossen]

@@professorronin9648 I know, right?!?! 😂😭 Blame Edgar Allen Poe. 😒

[@Galbereth]

Yes, same!! Had to pause to breathe... ​@@professorronin9648

[@vikingvonstone1775]

RIP SIR CHRISTOPHER LEE EVERY ONE OF YOUR 93 YEARS AND A FEW DAYS WERE AN ABSOLUTE BLESSING ON THIS EARTH!!!! I CRY LITTERALLY MY HEART BLEEDS INTERNALLY ETERNALLY RIP SIR LEE! :'o

[@CuteDwarf11]

I could listen to Sir Christopher Lee's voice no matter what he talks about, and never get tired of it.

[@TomEbbsjamasteroids]

The stories of Poe always intrigued me ever since I left my first secondary school. To thank the board of whom set the works of Poe as syllabus would not be the first thing one would ever consider in all great consideration. It is in the end that we all die consumed of what work we weaved in our own lifetime. Though only a lowly humble acting student I would like to announce a final Goodbye to Sir Lee for his work and thank you for your contributions towards literary arts by tributing this work.

[@JimmySteller]

This is such a gripping tale, made all the more creepy as read by Christopher Lee and supplied with such music and sound effects. I'm surprised that nobody has ever made a movie out of this tale. It would be a better horror film than most which are made nowadays.

[@comehere5856]

There are at least two different version one made around the sixties and an updated one in the two thousand something. Check them out.

[@DeadManSinging1]

None of them follow the plot of the story though

[@scolopendragon]

There are some movies about E. A. Poe’s Black Cat but in my opinion they suck.

[@mmestari]

@Nemois "There are some movies about E. A. Poe’s Black Cat but in my opinion they suck." Your opinion sucks. The Black Cat starring Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff is 10/10 movie. It has little to nothing do with this story though.

[@Offshoreorganbuilder]

@@mmestari That's why they suck, of course.

[@wings69luv]

I never get tired of his voice or the stories!😌

[@markdrouin8094]

One of a kind he’s gone but he left us a vast body of work to enjoy for yrs to come so he’s still with us .

[@0316frank]

My favorite novel and my favorite actor. What a great combination!

[@jaynelangwell8179]

'The Black Cat' is a short story, not a novel.

[@satanswife2546]

I wonder if you actually read any of Poe's

[@emilylachut8772]

This is one of the most badass audiobooks i have ever heard in my life.

[@davidtimmer596]

Sir Christopher Lee, your legacy shall live on forever. You shall be missed

[@Milan74]

I have a black cat, But Mister Lee is here every day

[@coreycallahan4609]

I have always loved the tales of Poe but hearing Sir Christopher Lee narate the tales is Heaven. RIP.

[@wrenlittle8826]

What a magical voice.

[@iTzFelixx]

Rest in peace Christopher

[@arkangelluzeterna4877]

Thank you for existing. Forever in my memory.

[@michaelridley8607]

I love Edgar Allen Poe! His Poetry is so DARK!

[@therebelpoet2486]

Voice of wonders, through his voice the words come alive. Rip 4 his voice & Poe's words ...

[@kaydash3868]

my heart goes to you, Sir.. may you rest in peace.. Sir Christopher Lee

[@melethmaethor5776]

Ah, I love his voice!

[@turtleanton6539]

Lee and Poe live through their arts forever in our hearts.❤❤

[@Galbereth]

Wow. Thank goodness I've experienced this poem in the middle of the afternoon... Here's hoping it will not sit and fester in my mind before arising once more before slumber... Mel 🍰🌻

[@donovanattano3898]

R.I.P christopher lee!

[@LerRhann]

I love listening to or watching anything with Christopher Lee. Did you know that he was the man who J.R.R. Tolkien wanted to play Gandalf? True story.

[@Yt_xrider]

R.i.p. sir christopher lee

[@nathanbeer3338]

"I was answered by a voice within the tomb". "Nerermore".

[@FLMKane]

Nyarlathoteps cat?

[@nathanbeer3338]

@@FLMKane A dark RAVENous cat.

[@edwardelric2905]

lol

[@mebarebear6687]

rip count duku.

[@natelandherr5202]

MeBareBear *Dooku ** Christopher Lee

[@Xanaking]

Wow, this is awesome! Christopher Lee narrates this so well -- I wish he had been in the movie with Peter Lorre & Vincent Price, too.

[@CarlCleveland]

This is one of the most beautiful poems I've ever read. Creepy and lovely and sad, all at the same time.

[@randyacuna3248]

@C Mahoney nice of you to correct him but the insult is unnecessary.

[@RedShirtRemyStarship]

Oh yeah I am so in for bedtime stories by Christopher Lee RIP

[@nightmindr]

Fantastic work, Mr. Lee. Thank you.

[@themudpit621]

Thank you so much for posting this.

[@shanetreacy5996]

Awesome story and awesome reading by the Count

[@213LotusBlossom]

poe and christopher lee , with lenore dance in the bleakness of the dank dense night with the whispers forevermore! As the moon casts it's shadow on the trees it's skeletal limbs linger upon the ground forevermore!

[@lovemilkshake]

He’s voice is scary, but I’m happy to be scared by it. Also it’s 2 am in my country, pretty sure I’m gonna have nightmares after this audio

[@JB-hl1qx]

Poe is the MASTER of horror! Which is why I have his portrait tattooed on my arm .🤘

[@PlayNiceFolks]

*night blade

[@richardharoldmeddows728]

I know Christopher Lee died and we didn’t want him to but Edgar Allan Poe also died. Who is saying ‘we will miss you’ to the dude who died of alcohol poisoning? No one?

[@imsleepingbeauty]

What a pleasant bedtime story. Sweet dreams! Lol

[@ilMaori]

A bientôt, Sir Christopher.. from your second home: Italy

[@rickerhart907]

It doesn't get any better than Christopher Lee narrating Edgar Allan Poe's work

[@mr.halloween2344]

happy birthday poe.

[@krim7]

Great story and great narrator!!!

[@robertyr9]

R.I.P

[@Pprokop87]

Omfg. E. A. Poe never felt this much personal before....

[@jamlym4974]

This is absolutely perfect for going to sleep.

[@user-Elle41]

Christopher Lee and Vincent Price where Amazing actors. Not to mention their exquisite, thundering voice.

[@jaroslavsomorovsky2895]

I can so much imagine Christopher Lee's face uttering the words and the expression on his face.

[@jailcatjones3250]

This was the first Edgar Allen Poe story I ever read.

[@chasedennis4483]

I used to have a black cat that I named Pluto. Had to get rid of him after he got in a neighbor's vehicle overnight and attacked him when he got in the next day. No lie.

[@mmestari]

@Chase Dennis I think they should check your neighbor's cellar :)

[@York22]

Truly one of the greatest narration voices of all time. This is by far Poe’s scariest story in my view.

[@isabellaing7866]

Sir Christopher lee The one and only❤️ absolute gentleman 🥰 and no one could do Dracula like him fantastic in lord of the rings and Star Wars 💕loved him since being a child His presence ,voice ,acting just phenomenal His-long time friend Peter Cushing Vincent price-just unque💋🌹💋

[@ОльгаМедведева-у7с]

Excellent reading. Perfect!

[@jeffreyallen9626]

Could anyone tell a story like this greater than Christopher lee? I dont think so!🙏❤rip

[@Sunflowers1591]

What a voice! Ideal for such a reading!

[@charliecross6231]

poe made some messed up stuff.

[@jimhuffman9434]

Heh, but the story does give an explanation of the consequences of being (or becoming) an alcoholic

[@harrypounds456]

this guy needs to go to anger management therapy

[@jac3d]

Amazing !

[@steiffbar]

Where do you find all these great recordings?

[@moofy7624]

Well, thats why you shouldnt hang cats I guess.... Great reading though, Lee had the best voice for this kinda stuff.

[@jimhuffman9434]

You see kids, this is why if you have questionable sanity, you don't become an alcoholic

[@guiorefer]

Well I think it's a reaĺly good narration.

[@life4fireforever273]

Wow this is graphic for the 1840s

[@adamcadle7078]

Victorians weren't really prudish as people think.

[@oaa-ff8zj]

@@adamcadle7078 Americans were more vulgar, Victorian norms took longer to infect the US

[@liquidpuffin5267]

PETA is gonna be pissed when they hear this.

[@dragonfour7193]

The Simpsons should do a treehouse of horrors episode based on this story.

[@darthvader483]

I'm sad :(

[@isabellaing3597]

Awesome ! That Voice ! Him and Vincent Price The way They Tell a Story like Nobody else💞 Love N Respect 💕To a True Legend✨ Am Sure Him and Peter Cushing are Catching Up in Heaven 💝

[@FLMKane]

Sounds like the cat was from Ulthar

[@captur69]

Time to get a goldfish....me thing.....

[@legalvampire8136]

Cruelty to cats is the gravest of crimes

[@satanswife2546]

To any animals and mammals too

[@h.calvert7443]

Poe loved his cat, a tortoiseshell named Catarina. He used to send her his love in letters he wrote home when travelling on business. She lay on Mrs. Poe to keep her warm when she was dying, as they were poor & only had Poe's cape to put over her. His stories demand that you confront evil & explore controversial moral issues, in order to understand & --- if necessary --- combat them. He points out in this story that the mutilation of the cat might even divide the narrator from the mercy of God. In an era when animal welfare organizations were just coming into being, his attitude was very farsighted & broad-minded. But then, The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar looks at the ethical issues of keeping a dying man on life support, just out of scientific curiosity. He asks, just because we CAN do it, is that enough justification TO do it? He demands that people look at things which make them very uncomfortable --- & that has won for him the most virulent, warped criticism I have ever encountered for any author.

[@VDchacon]

Omg what a creepy story.! 😳

[@soapypebbles1423]

The old version of creepypasta

[@satanswife2546]

I love this one more

[@hunterboutwell1739]

I AM EDGAR

[@jamlym4974]

What happened to the rest of these? I can’t find them anymore.

[@TheLazysketcher]

I just read about his Death... My favorite actor is now dead ;_;

[@natelandherr5202]

I hate the animal abuse 😢. Everything else is good but I just cant do animal abuse.....

[@greatvaluetv1727]

Nate Landherr get over yourself

[@Tinyoak2]

in poe's time....no such thing as abuse. only rule of thumb.

[@natelandherr5202]

I'm aware, Poe is my favorite poet. I just have a huge amount of sympathy for animals.

[@budahbaba7856]

I think Poe loved animals too, and that's exactly why it was included in the story, because it was so horrific to himself as well.

[@lynnd.8893]

Nate Landherr It's just a poem it's not real

[@ondrejrolnik1631]

I really need subtitles :/

[@spiderbruh7176]

This is youSAH, never in most

[@merringuthrie2587]

What was with Poe and walling stuff up?

[@Fun00000000]

Do you know the song at the beginning?

[@OnurKolcu]

I wish I could find the text version of this. It's a shorter version and this is why I like it. But I can't find this version as a text. If you do, please help me.

[@evernightmaane3486]

What is the music at the beginning of the video 0:09

[@Philodee]

I wish there was music credit

[@axs203]

Gosh he sounds just like George Martin

[@elaineferrone2791]

0:07

[@perfectodata4351]

you has got to the white beachs

[@cartooncritique6625]

Guess that black cat WAS bad luck...for him. XD

[@braedenbaker2880]

Dr. Wilbur Wonka reading Willy Wonka a story

[@muphoenix7908]

This seems very good but why was it abridged?

[@frankstola9854]

Whenst I was just a lady and I was an altar boy at that wretched church for the 6 am weekly masses in the bitter cold black winter NY month of February....the stray alley cats without food or home would fight to see which one would be breakfast for the bunch to the bare bone....tales from the bloodied krypt.Frank STOLA

[@jaythissak9959]

Some readings are not articulate enough for us learning English as a second language.

[@h.calvert7443]

Jaythissa Kumarage There are many authors writing in English who --- while among the best --- have vocabularies much too large for new English readers to understand. Poe is one of these. He also writes in a way unfamiliar to many modern native English speakers. He uses many subordinate clauses, so his sentences are long. Many young people today haven't the patience to follow him, & many other 19th century writers. That said, he is one of the greatest authors in English literature. So when your vocabulary has grown, you might want to try him again, especially by following along in a book while an excellent speaker like Sir Christopher Lee reads to you. Poe explores many topics which are controversial to humanity. Because he touches on so many moral issues, he makes people very uncomfortable. He will make you think, though! Good luck! 📚

[@Nova-kn8mw]

It's an unappreciated art form nowadays

[@cnerduniverse]

Did this inspire black cat by London after midnight

[@projectjt3149]

So what would it be like if Morgan Freeman was the narrator?

[@MAD2CANS]

I think I need to meet your crack dealers if they have voices like Morgan Freeman

[@Rik-B]

Well now I'm waiting for Samuel Jackson to show up with an "I'M NOT MORGEN FREEMAN" t shirt. Freaking hell, how hard can it be?

[@brianwhitford6086]

Morgan Freeman in my opinion has more of a preachy tone in his voice. It wouldn't feel the same if not proper. But that's just my opinion.

[@gnikcohs]

What a fine voice but this is NOT Edgar Poe's Black Cat, it's been shamelessly and wrongfully dismembered. It should be read entirely or not at all.