The narrative of Edgar Allan Poe is characterized by dark and sinister stories but also by a fine and subtle sense of humor. He possesses a wonderful ability to build characters and produce high quality work over a variety of topics that explore even his most unexpected edges. This anthology includes his most famous stories such as The Fall of the House of Usher and The Black Cat.

Cierta medianoche aciaga, con la mente fatigada, revisaba unos libracos de saber inmemorial y asentia, adormecido, cuando rechino un postigo, como si alguien, con sigilo, golpeara mi portal. "Es -- me dije -- un visitante que golpea mi portal; solo eso y nada mas."

Contains three mystery stories by nineteenth-century American writer Edgar Allen Poe in which detective C. Auguste Dupin investigates crime and murder in and around Paris.

Edgar Allan Poe was one of the most original writers in the history of American letters, a genius who was tragically misunderstood in his lifetime. He was a seminal figure in the development of science fiction and the detective story, and exerted a great influence on Dostoyevsky, Arthur Conan Doyle, Jules Verne, and Charles Baudelaire, who championed him long before Poe was appreciated in his own country. Baudelaire's enthusiasm brought Poe a wide...

"From T. Kingfisher, the award-winning author of The Twisted Ones, comes What Moves the Dead, a gripping and atmospheric retelling of Edgar Allan Poe's classic "The Fall of the House of Usher." When Alex Easton, a retired soldier, receives word that their childhood friend Madeline Usher is dying, they race to the ancestral home of the Ushers in the remote countryside of Ruritania. What they find there is a nightmare of fungal growths and possessed...

Features a comprehensive collection of the author's works, including such classics as "The Fall of the House of Usher" and "The Raven" and lesser-known works such as "Loss of Breath" and "Spirits of the Dead."

Nine tales of terror from the undisputed master of the American Gothic horror story: "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," a gripping tale considered the first true detective story; "The Fall of the House of Usher" and "The Masque of the Red Death," both teeming with eerie thoughts and fears; as well as "The Tell-Tale Heart," "The Cask of Amontillado," "The Pit and the Pendulum," "The Black Cat," "Ligeia," and "The Gold Bug," regarded as one of the greatest...

Edgar Allan Poe's chilling tale of a fate too horrifying to consider! The classic style of literature's most bizarre author comes to life in a ghoulish tale of murder and suspense starring acting great Ray Milland as Guy Carrell, a medical student and painter whose obsessive fear of being buried alive compels him to build himself a tomb with a view, equipped with everything he can think of to escape death.