Recognized today as the undisputed master of the American Gothic horror story, Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) revealed his genius in tales of death, terror, evil, and perversity. Highly skilled in achieving a calculated psychological effect, Poe created chilling fictional nightmares permeated by mysterious forces, grotesque creatures, and improbable hallucinations. Poe's immense powers as a storyteller are at their peak in this anthology containing nine of his best-known short stories. Among them are The Murders in the Rue Morgue, a gripping 19th-century detective story that provided a model for future mystery writers; The Fall of the House of Usher and The Masque of the Red Death, pervaded with eerie thoughts, impulses, and fears; The Tell-Tale Heart and The Cask of Amontillado, masterpieces of wickedness and crime; The Pit and the Pendulum, with its agonizing specter of imminent and horrifying death; and The Gold-Bug, a fascinating detective story that combines romance and adventure in an absorbing tale of buried treasure.
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