Murder and mayhem abound in three suspenseful stories by Edgar Allan Poe, whose nineteenth-century writing left a lasting impact on the gothic and horror genres.On board a ship, a man watches on as his old friend appears increasingly disturbed. What luggage could be so precious that Cornelius Wyatt would leave it in a locked cabin? ‘The Oblong Box’ is a masterclass in mystery writing. In ‘The Cask of Amontillado’, Italian carnival festivities are the perfect distra...

Everett Larkin works for the Cold Case Squad: an elite—if understaffed and overworked—group of detectives who solve the forgotten deaths of New York City. Larkin is different from others, but his deduction skills are unmatched and his memory for minute details is unparalleled.So when a spring thunderstorm uproots a tree in Madison Square Park, unearthing a crate with human remains inside, the best Cold Case detective is assigned the job. And when a death mask, like those prominent ...

Edgar Allan Poe emerges here as one of America's most fascinating and controversial writers: a brilliant, intensely personal artist whose life and work are inseparable. From his orphaned childhood and adoption by John Allan to his difficult years in England, Richmond, the University of Virginia, West Point, and poverty-stricken literary struggle, the portrait follows a proud, solitary temperament shaped by loss, ambition, and dependence on the loving household of Virginia and Mrs. Clemm. I...

Open the door to haunted houses, cursed portraits and creatures that changed horror forever. Gothic Shadows gathers fifteen complete classics including Dracula, Frankenstein, Carmilla, The Picture of Dorian Gray, The Turn of the Screw and The Phantom of the Opera. Moving from elegant ghost stories to dark psychological terror, this carefully ordered collection reveals the many faces of the Gothic tradition. Clear book dividers and a detailed contents structure create a seamless reading exp...

Edgar Allan Poe's Eureka opens as a daring blend of poem, philosophy, and cosmic speculation, addressed to readers who feel rather than merely think. In this visionary preface, Poe frames the work as an inquiry into truth, beauty, and the material and spiritual universe, offering it with profound respect to Alexander von Humboldt and inviting judgment on artistic as well as intellectual grounds. The essay then pushes into bold metaphysical territory, probing the limits of reason, the contr...

This book contains the complete Edgar Allan Poe's tales and poems —over 135 works— in the chronological order of their original publication. Some of the most notable are: Tales: - The Black Cat - The Fall of the House of Usher - The Masque of the Red Death - The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket - The Pit and the Pendulum - The Cask of Amontillado - The Premature Burial - The Purloined Letter - The Tell-Tale Heart - The Gold Bug - The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar - The Murder...

It’s Christmas in New York City, and all antique shop owner Sebastian Snow wants is for his business to make money and to save his floundering relationship with closeted CSU detective, Neil Millett. But when Snow’s Antique Emporium is broken into and a heart is found under the floorboards, Sebastian can’t let the mystery rest.He soon finds himself caught up in murder investigations that echo the macabre writings of Edgar Allan Poe. To make matters worse, Sebastian’s sleuthing is ca...

Every mystery hides a secret. Every clue brings you closer to the truth. 30 Mystery & Investigation Masterpieces brings together a collection of classic mystery and detective stories filled with intriguing crimes, clever investigations, suspicious characters, hidden clues, dangerous secrets, and unexpected revelations. From puzzling disappearances and mysterious deaths to elaborate schemes and seemingly impossible crimes, these stories challenge readers to follow the evidence, examine ever...

Enter a crumbling mansion where fear, madness, and the supernatural are impossible to escape. In The Fall of the House of Usher, Edgar Allan Poe creates one of the most haunting stories in Gothic literature. A mysterious invitation brings the unnamed narrator to the isolated home of his troubled friend, Roderick Usher, whose family and mansion appear to be suffering from a strange and disturbing decline. As the narrator spends time inside the decaying House of Usher, he witnesses Roderick'...

One midnight visitor turns grief into a haunting encounter with the unknown. The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe is one of the most famous poems in American literature. Set on a dark and mysterious night, the poem follows a grieving narrator whose sorrow over the loss of Lenore is intensified by the arrival of a strange raven. The bird's repeated utterance of "Nevermore" becomes increasingly unsettling as the narrator questions its meaning and confronts his own grief, memories, and despair. Throu...

En ĉi tiu malluma majstraĵo de Edgar Allan Poe, kaptito de la Hispana Inkvizicio vekiĝas al mondo de absoluta timo, kie memoro, korpa doloro kaj la malrapida alproksimiĝo de morto kunfandiĝas en unu el la plej memorindaj vizioj de psikologia hororo. La rakonto transformas unu solan ĉambron en universon de angoro, montrante kiel atendo, observado kaj necerteco povas esti pli teruraj ol rekta ago. Verkita en la romantika kaj gotika etoso de la 19-a jarcento, ĝi esploras la limojn inter racio...

“True! - nervous - very, very nervous I had been and am; but why will you say that I am mad?”A horrible shriek pierces the night air. A concerned neighbour calls the police. Once at the house, the officers find nothing out of the ordinary – until a guilty conscience reveals a dismembered body under the floorboards. What prompted the murderer to commit such a terrible act? And why do they insist on convincing the police of their sanity?A tale of mystery and madness from the ...