First published 2016
This collection presents six of Edgar Allan Poe's most gripping tales alongside vivid artwork. In "The Tell-Tale Heart," a narrator insists on his sanity while describing how he murdered an old man because of his vulture-like eye. "The Masque of the Red Death" follows Prince Prospero as he attempts to escape a deadly plague by sealing himself and his courtiers in an abbey, only to find that death cannot be avoided. "Ligeia" explores a man's obsession with his brilliant first wife and the mysterious circumstances surrounding her death and possible return. The volume also includes "Morella," "Berenice," and "Metzengerstein," each examining themes of death, obsession, and the supernatural. Irish artist Harry Clarke created striking illustrations for these stories in 1923, and this edition reproduces them in sharp detail alongside additional artwork by a mysterious collaborator known only as "Other." The stories reveal Poe's fascination with the human mind's capacity for both love and horror.
Genres: short-stories, literary-fiction, mystery, horror, 19th-century, gothic
Vibes: atmospheric, dark, emotional, suspenseful
Tropes: unreliable-narrator
Period: 1923
105 pages · Paperback · CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Content warnings: death, gore, violence