Edgar Allan Poe's Dark Christmas Carol

Last Christmas, I gave you my heart... But the very next day, you stuffed it underneath the floorboards with the rest of my corpse until the sound of my heartbeat intensified your descent into madness.

A meme featuring a modified historical portrait of Edgar Allan Poe, altered to include festive elements: a red Santa hat with white trim and pom-pom, and a large red bow tie around his neck. The image includes two blocks of text: the top text reads 'Last Christmas, I gave you my heart...' (a reference to the 1984 Wham! song 'Last Christmas'), and the bottom text subverts the original lyrics with a dark, literary twist: 'But the very next day, you stuffed it underneath the floorboards with the rest of my corpse until the sound of my heartbeat intensified your descent into madness.' This punchline references Poe's iconic short story 'The Tell-Tale Heart,' in which a murderer is tormented by the sound of his victim's heartbeat from under the floorboards. The watermarks 'JINGG 2025' (bottom right) and 'UNKNOWN 1904' (bottom left) suggest the meme's creation year and the original portrait's possible date.

The meme is sourced from Reddit (as indicated by 'Source: Reddit:Meme') and appears to be a user-created remix. It modifies a historical portrait of Edgar Allan Poe (likely from the early 20th century, suggested by 'UNKNOWN 1904') through image editing software to add the Santa hat and bow tie, then overlays the parody text. The watermark 'JINGG 2025' likely identifies the creator or editor, and the 2025 date suggests it was circulated or created in that year. The meme combines holiday themes with Poe's macabre literary style, typical of Reddit's meme culture that blends pop culture references with classic literature.