The Gold-Bug and Other Tales

by Edgar Allan Poe

First published 1991

A shadowy murderer confesses his crime. A man is buried alive. A monstrous creature stalks the streets. In these gripping stories by the master of the macabre, Edgar Allan Poe, the dark corners of the human mind are laid bare. Poe's unforgettable characters grapple with madness, obsession, and the abyss that lies within. Prepare to be haunted by these classic tales of the Gothic and the gruesome.

Genres: short-stories, classic-literature, 20th-century, horror, 19th-century, gothic

Vibes: dark, emotional, suspenseful

Tropes: psychological-thriller, unreliable-narrator

Setting: Toledo

Period: Carnival

128 pages · Paperback · Dover Publications

Content warnings: death, gore, violence

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