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Summary

Prepare to be mesmerized by this tale by Edgar Allen Poe of pseudoscience gone wrong. On the brink of death, the friend of a notable mesmerist commits to an experiment of hypnosis prior to imminent death. As the tale progresses, the mesmerist describes keeping his friend in a fully mesmerized state without a pulse or breath. When Valdemar asks from his trancelike state to either be awakened or let go, the narrator tries to wake him from the grips of death – with dire consequences.  

Duration: 28 minutes (00:28:05)
Publishing date: 2018-07-15; Unabridged; Copyright Year: — Copyright Statment: —

• Horror
• Contemporary Fiction