The celebrated master of macabre, Edgar Allan Poe brought his nightmare visions to vivid dramtic life in his classic stories. Now this Signet Classic edition gathers together fourteen of his darkest and richest tales, including The Pit and the Pendulum, an unforgettale reimagining of Inquisition tortures; The Tell-Tale Heart, which delves into the complex nature of a murderers madness; and The Fall of the House of Usher, his tour de force about a family doomed by an ancient curse. Paperback; 384 pages.