Well, almost. It’s actually much better than that! Stan “the mother-effing-man” Lee apparently has been caught on tape giving a charismatically nauseating (as only Stan could) and completely charming recitation of Edgar Allan Poe’s iconic work, The Raven. This morning one of my co-workers dug up the link, sent it my way and fulfilled one of my unknown fantasies. The funny part is, of all my personal fantasies that involved Stan “Mahh Man” Lee, I never even considered taking Lee and horror  fixture, The Raven, and smacking them together into a 10 minute video extravaganza! It’s truly a Halloween miracle; although, with Stan’s cartoon voice and animated hand flailing, it feels more like he’s reciting a gentle Night Before Christmas than a skin crawling The Raven; but still, amazing.

On another Raven raving note, if your from the Philly area and your female equivalent to Stan Lee is horror icon and Mistress of Dark, Elvira, well, you’re life is sad. I mean, you’re in luck! Because Elvira is coming to Philly on October 31st, going to Edgar Allan Poe’s House (530 N. 7th Street, Philly, PA 19123) at 5:30 PM and reciting The Raven to kick off a year long Philly-style celebration of Poe’s 200th birthday! Do yourself a favor and watch Lee read The Raven...NOW!