A collection of short stories by Edgar Allen Poe.
The Black Cat: A man overcome by alcohol sinks into wild depravity, goaded by the haunting spectre of a murdered pet.
The Pit and the Pendulum: Imprisoned and subjected to extraordinary torments at the hands of the Spanish Inquisition, one man struggles to keep his sanity... and his life.
William Wilson is drawn into a desperate struggle against a mysterious doppleganger intent on his destruction.
The Masque of the Red Death: As his kingdom dies of a hideous plague, the Prince revels in his palace, sealed away from a gruesome fate. But is he as safe as he believes?
The Fall of the House of Usher: At his friend's dire pleading, a man braves a living tomb now beset by madness and unknowable disease.
The Imp of the Perverse: Blinded by the promise of wealth, a man commits the perfect murder.... But how will he keep his secret when his own soul turns against him?