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A selection of Poe’s greatest tales: "The Purloined Letter", "The Thousand and Second Tale of Scheherazade", "A Descent into the Maelstrom", "Von Kempelen and His Discovery", "Mesmeric Revelation", "The Facts in the Case of M. Valedemar", "The Black Cat", "The Fall of the House of Usher", "Silence", "The Mask of the Red Death", "The Cask of Amontillado", and more.

Immerse yourself in the thrilling world of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Murders in the Rue Morgue." Considered the first modern detective story, this captivating tale follows the brilliant mind of C. Auguste Dupin as he unravels a baffling and gruesome murder mystery in the heart of Paris. Poe's atmospheric descriptions, intricate plot twists, and meticulous attention to detail will keep you engaged from start to finish. Prepare to be captivated by Dupin's deductive reasoning, as he navigates through the darkest corners of the human psyche to uncover the truth.

Ein frühes Meisterwerk des Erfinders der klassischen Gruselgeschichte, Edgar Allan Poe. Sie spielt im nächtlichen Venedig. Gottgleich steht sie da, die wunderbare Gräfin Mentoni, statuenhaft, vom Mondlicht angestrahlt – während ihr Kind in den Fluten um das Überleben kämpft. Keiner kann helfen, bis auf einmal ein geheimnisvoller Fremder ins Wasser springt, das Kind rettet – und verschwindet. Wer ist der Fremde? Nun, jedenfalls scheint zwischen der Gräfin und ihm eine emotionale Verbindung zu bestehen. Und noch in der Nacht nimmt das Unheil seinen Lauf.

Sumérgete en el mundo fascinante y oscuro de "Novelas y Cuentos" de Edgar Allan Poe. Esta recopilación de relatos te transportará a un universo lleno de misterio, terror y suspenso. A través de su prosa magistral, Poe te sumergirá en historias inquietantes que exploran los rincones más oscuros de la mente humana. Cada cuento está hábilmente tejido, atrapándote con giros inesperados y atmósferas cautivadoras.

Desde la ventana de un café de Londres, un hombre se dispone a observar la multitud. De pronto, un misterioso anciano vuelca toda su atención. La desmesurada curiosidad que le despierta el sujeto, lo llevará a emprender una sugestiva persecución.

Ever want to blame the worst thing you’ve ever done on someone (or something) else? Edgar Allan Poe believes you don’t have to, and that each time someone does something that is against their best interest, they are being visited by the Imp of the Perverse. The narrator of this story, in fact, is visited by this imp after he murders a man via poisonous candle. After thinking he got away with it, he gets a visit from the imp on the streets of his town - and begins to question whether he can hold his secret in any longer.

Hop-Frog, a crippled court jester, endures indignities at the hands of a temperamental king and his ministers. But when the king brutalizes Hop-Frog's love, Tripetta, the jester plots revenge.

Soon after Virginia, his young wife has died, Poe is urged by friends to marry again. Poe considers his life, from his early childhood with his actress mother to his marriage to his beloved cousin when she was fourteen. Originally commissioned from Katherine Ashe as a one-man play for New York City Historic House Trust's Poe Cottage in the Bronx, "An Evening..." is a brief, lyrical biography with selections from Poe's poems and a short stories that illuminate his writing and his life.

"THE TELL-TALE HEART:" The unceasing pulse of a mysterious heart drives a man to both madness and murder. "MAN OF THE CROWD:" Through the dark streets of London, a man is compelled into relentless pursuit of a mysterious figure. Also included: "THE SPHINX" Total runtime: 67 minutes.

Barsoom Series Collection: 7 John Carter Stories is an audiobook collection of seven novels/stories of John Carter by Edgar Rice Burroughs. It will transport you to a fascinating new world unlike any other. Join John Carter as he finds himself on another planet beyond his deepest imagination - Mars, with almost a complete lack of resources.

Three stories from master storyteller Edgar Allan Poe: "The Raven", "The Masque of Red Death", and "The Cask of Amontillado".

Born to survivalists in the mountains of Idaho, Tara Westover was seventeen the first time she set foot in a classroom. Her family was so isolated from mainstream society that there was no one to ensure the children received an education, and no one to intervene when one of Tara’s older brothers became violent. When another brother got himself into college, Tara decided to try a new kind of life. Her quest for knowledge transformed her, taking her over oceans and across continents, to Harvard and to Cambridge University.

A compilation of popular short stories from American literature narrated by professional voice actor Jake Phillips.

Welcome to the Fiction on the Web audiobook series, featuring a collection of short stories with a different theme for each volume. Lovingly curated by the owner of Fiction on the Web, Charlie Fish. Come and share in the joy and power of short stories.

The screams...the grisly sound effects...the rumbling organ music. Sounds in the dark come strange, mysterious, and terrifying in 21 episodes of such classic series as Lights Out, Inner Sanctum, Suspense, and many more. Spine-chilling tales by Edgar Allan Poe, Guy de Maupassant, Arch Oboler, Robert A. Arthur, David Kogan, and Alonzo Deen Cole dabble in dark realms. Boris Karloff, Maurice Tarplin, Paul McGrath, and Bernard Lenrow deliver pulse-pounding performances.

A collection of short stories by Edgar Allen Poe. Includes The Black Cat, The Pit and the Pendulum, William Wilson, The Masque of the Red Death, The Fall of the House of Usher, and The Imp of the Perverse.

"La Lettre volée" est une nouvelle policière d'Edgar Allan Poe. Elle met en scène Auguste Dupin, qui inspirera le personnage de Sherlock Holmes. La sagacité de Dupin permettra-t-elle de remettre la main sur la lettre compromettante que la police a vainement cherchée ?

This is the classic Gothic tale of a family identified with their house; an ailing sister and a neurotic brother live in the middle of a desolate wasteland in a house that has been in their family for centuries. Now, they are the last of the line; the sister is dying and the brother feels he cannot survive her. He enlists a friend to come and stay at the House of Usher, and when his sister dies, terrible things ensue.

First published in an 1846 edition of Godey's Lady's Book, "The Cask of Amontillado" is widely considered to be one of the most perfect short stories ever written. Told by the unreliable narrator Montresor - a man who sought vengeance against his acquaintance for an insult that the listener is not privy to - the story details how Montresor accomplished his revenge.

Steffen Siegmund, Ensemblemitglied des Thalia-Theater Hamburg, liest Texte von Edgar Allan Poe, eingebettet in eine assoziative Geräuschkomposition von Sabine Kaufmann (Regie: Margit Kreß). Edgar Allan Poe wird häufig als Wegbereiter der modernen Horrorliteratur oder Begründer des Symbolismus bezeichnet. Es ging dem Autor in seinen Arbeiten jedoch nie darum, Horror zu verbreiten, sondern die weiten Gefilde menschlicher Psyche auszuloten.