Edgar Allan Poe-Tales of Terror: Stories of Murder, Mayhem and Malevolence

Edgar Allan Poe

Jan 2003 · Alcazar Audio Works · Narrated by David Thorn and Bruce Blau

About this audiobook

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:

1. The Tell Tale Heart
2. Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar
3. Hop Frog
4. Murder in the Rue Morgue
5. The Masque of the Red Death
6. The Pit and the Pendulum
7. The Fall of the House of Usher
8. The Black Cat
9. The Cask of Amontillado

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About the author

Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston, Massachusetts on January 19, 1809. In 1827, he enlisted in the United States Army and his first collection of poems, Tamerlane and Other Poems, was published. In 1835, he became the editor of the Southern Literary Messenger. Over the next ten years, Poe would edit a number of literary journals including the Burton's Gentleman's Magazine and Graham's Magazine in Philadelphia and the Broadway Journal in New York City. It was during these years that he established himself as a poet, a short story writer, and an editor. His works include The Fall of the House of Usher, The Tell-Tale Heart, The Murders in the Rue Morgue, The Mystery of Marie Roget, A Descent into the Maelstrom, The Masque of the Red Death, and The Raven. He struggle with depression and alcoholism his entire life and died on October 7, 1849 at the age of 40.