Berenice by Edgar Allan Poe – A Haunting Tale of Obsession and Madness
Podcast: Weekly Spooky | Scary Stories for HalloweenPublished On: Fri May 30 2025
Description: Egaeus cannot stop thinking about his cousin Berenice's teeth. As her illness worsens, his fixation reduces the woman he knows to one terrible detail. This dramatic reading of Edgar Allan Poe's Berenice brings a Gothic tale of obsession, unreliable memory, and bodily dread to Weekly Spooky. The secluded family home offers little protection from a mind that cannot release its chosen object. Hear Poe's first-person account unfold toward a discovery the narrator himself struggles to understand. What can an obsession make someone overlook—and what might it make him do?Bonus episodes & support: https://weeklyspooky.com/joinMore scary stories: https://weeklyspooky.com/Story submissions: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com
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