Illustrierte Klassiker Sonderband #15

This German Illustrierte Klassiker Sonderband edition adapts Edgar Allan Poe's harrowing tale "Die Grube und das Pendel," and the cover by Ertugrul Edirne captures its dread with striking immediacy — a terrified man lies bound on a platform as an enormous crescent blade descends toward him, while rats swarm all around and desperate, reaching hands emerge from the shadows below. It's a visceral, atmospheric image that distills the story's claustrophobic terror into a single unforgettable moment. A worthy addition to BSV Hannover's Sonderband-Reihe series of world myths, legends, and literary classics.