"Poe constantly and inevitably produced magic where his greatest contemporaries produced
only beauty."George Bernard Shaw

"Certain of Poe's tales possess an almost absolute perfection of artistic form which makes them veritable
beacon lights in the province of the short story. . . . Poe's weird tales are alive in a manner that few
others can ever hope to be."H. P. Lovecraft, author

American poet, critic, and short-story writer Edgar Allan Poe is universally recognized for his cultivation of the
macabre in fiction. His stories are characterized by an original kind of supernatural horror, often using the
awareness of death as a catalyzing force in its own right. His tales and poems brim with psychological depth
and intense imagery, made vivid through his musical language and hypnotic rhythms, which are especially
captivating when heard aloud.

This special audio collection features some of Poe's best known classic stories, including "The Tell Tale Heart,"
"Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar," "Hop Frog," "Murders in the Rue Morgue," "Masque of the Red Death,"
"The Pit and the Pendulum," "Fall of the House of Usher," "The Black Cat," and "The Cask of Amontillado."