First published 2004
A man's descent into insanity as he destroys the one thing he loves. A plague that stalks a masquerade ball. A dwarf's final, grisly revenge. A sister's ghostly cries from beyond the grave. In these four classic tales of horror by the master of the macabre, Edgar Allan Poe, the boundaries of sanity and the natural world are shattered, leaving terror in their wake. Poe's singular voice and Gris Grimly's haunting illustrations create a reading experience that is as thrilling as it is unforgettable.
Genres: short-stories, literary-fiction, 20th-century, horror, 19th-century, gothic
Vibes: atmospheric, dark, emotional, suspenseful
Tropes: psychological-thriller, unreliable-narrator
144 pages · Hardcover · Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Content warnings: death, gore, violence