Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) foi um poeta, escritor, crítico literário e editor norte-americano. Poe foi um extraordinário poeta e contista e produziu obras memoráveis, sempre...

"The Rue Morgue Murders" is a pioneering tale in the mystery genre, in which detective Auguste Dupin uses his acute observation and logic to solve a brutal double murder in Paris,...

"The Shadow – A Parable" follows a group of men gathered in a darkened room during a time of fear and mourning, when an uncanny presence begins to manifest among them. Blending...

Amid a deadly cholera epidemic, the narrator retreats to the countryside, hoping to escape the horrors unfolding in the city. However, his attempts at peace are disturbed when he...

A satirical guide to writing sensationalist horror, the story follows Signora Psyche Zenobia, who seeks literary fame by learning how to craft a perfect "Blackwood article"—a...

In a small town, the wealthy Mr. Shuttleworthy mysteriously disappears, and suspicion falls on his reckless nephew, Pennifeather. As the investigation unfolds, Charles...

An eccentric narrator proudly explains his "systematic" life as a man of business, recounting a series of bizarre and often absurd ventures he calls professional work. Through his...

In the quiet, obsessively orderly town of Vondervotteimittiss, where clocks and cabbages rule daily life, chaos erupts when a mysterious, devilish figure arrives. With a wild...

In "Lionizing", a man gains fame in high society solely because of his perfect nose. But when he commits a violent act, the same society that praised him turns against him. Poe...

The tale follows a narrator who, in a violent quarrel, quite literally loses his breath—his physical ability to breathe disappears. Though still conscious, he is assumed dead...