The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar

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1. jodrellblankNov 2025
   Put in your reading list The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar by Edgar Allen Poe

   “I say to you that I am dead!”

   - https://www.online-literature.com/poe/30/

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2. bmuonMar 2013
   I finished reading the book recently and one of my first thoughts was "the movie is gonna stink". The book could very well be a Poe story the way it's written. Every word is chosen for the final effect. All the character's development and what he does is preparation for that crucial moment in the story, pretty much like "The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar". You could even remove the ending and it would still be an awesome story.

   And then when I thought about the movie the first thing that came to mind was all the possibilities for visual effects in the battle room. And now the first thing I see from the director is mentions of the battle room. So, are two hours of visual effects enough to build up the climax of the story? Will they split the novel in two to be able to do it in the second film? I sincerely hope they manage to get it right.

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3. jodrellblankMay 2023
   See: "The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar" by Edgar Allen Poe

   Story: https://poemuseum.org/the-facts-in-the-case-of-m-valdemar/

   Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Facts_in_the_Case_of_M._Va...

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