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