You Are God, According to Edgar Allan Poe
Aug 25, 2021
Written by Benjamin Cook
Edited by Alex Cuenin
Art by Abbie Norton
Video Thumbnail by Benjamin Cook
Edgar Allen Poe as a Taleoid Character
"Mesmerism as a practice was all about a principle called animal magnetism, which suggested that the cosmos is suffused with a 'magnetic fluid', flowing invisibly through all things. Thus, it makes an unseen point of connection between all people"
"And finally, all of this means that death itself is simply, quote,
'the painful metamorphosis': the worm once again becoming the butterfly"
Character Designs using Tale Foundry's signature "Taleoids"
Narrator and his patient discussing mesmerism at the time of death
"All seems fairly normal, patient answering whatever questions put to him in his dream-like state, reporting on his condition. But then, as his body starts to give out and he slowly expired, he somehow continues to report on his condition, saying eventually that he is dying, and then...that he is dead".
"...As the narrator brings his patient out of the trance, the voice returns. This time it is not so calm. This time it is screaming, pleading for him to stop dallying and make a decision."
