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

...

"You fancy me mad. Madmen know nothing. But you should have seen me." The Master of the Macabre's most famous horrific short story, followed by his just-as-famous archetype of dark poetry.