Publisher's Synopsis
Edgar Allan Poe, the tortured and tragic genius of American literature, hardly needs any introduction. His works have fascinated, horrified, and inspired readers and writers alike for generations. This collection of thirteen weird tales is comprised of the darkest and most haunting stories ever penned by the Master of the Macabre. Each tale is beautifully and eerily illustrated by the legendary Irish artist Harry Clarke.
Tales included in this volume:
The Fall of the House of Usher
The Pit and the Pendulum
The Premature Burial
Morella
The Black Cat
The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar
The Masque of the Red Death
Ligeia
Metzengerstein
Berenice
William Wilson
The Tell-Tale Heart
The Cask of Amontillado