First published 1989
Delve into the twisted psyche of the master of Gothic horror, Edgar Allan Poe. From the unsettling ticking of a murderer's heartbeat to the horrors lurking in the shadows, these ten gripping tales and five dark poems plunge readers into the depths of madness, obsession, and the macabre. Confront the grisly Murders in the Rue Morgue, the supernatural torment of The Black Cat, and the psychological torment of The Tell-Tale Heart. Poe's unparalleled imagination lays bare the darkest corners of the human condition.
Genres: short-stories, mystery, horror, 19th-century, gothic
Vibes: dark, emotional, suspenseful
Tropes: psychological-horror, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Lofoten, Norway, Paris, Toledo, kingdom by the sea
Period: 19th-century
210 pages · Mass Market Paperback · Scholastic Paperbacks
Content warnings: death, gore, violence