What Do I Read Next?
Bodies of the Dead and Other Great American Ghost Stories (1997) is a collection of thirteen timeless tales by authors such as Ambrose Bierce, Edith Wharton, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and others.
Bram Stoker's Best Ghost and Horror Stories (1997) offers fourteen chilling stories from the creator of Dracula.
Restless Spirits: Ghost Stories by American Women, 1872-1926 (1997) features twenty-two stories from both renowned and forgotten writers, including Zora Neale Hurston and Charlotte Perkins Gilman.
Behind a Mask: The Unknown Thrillers of Louisa May Alcott (1995) reveals the darker and more humorous side of the Little Women author.
"The Premature Burial" (1844), another of Poe's horror tales, is a compilation of anecdotes that delve into the terror of being buried alive.
"The Tell-Tale Heart" (1843) is Poe's story of a murderer who, unlike Montresor, is driven insane by guilt.
In "The Imp of the Perverse" (1845), Poe examines a man's irresistible urges to act against his own best interests—a recurring motif in his work.
There are countless anthologies of Poe's work available. The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Tales (1998) is widely accessible and includes several of Poe's most influential horror and detective stories.
Among the numerous biographies of Poe, William Bittner's Poe: A Biography (1962) offers the best balance between scholarly research and popular appeal.
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