"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,...

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 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...

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

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...

"Mellonta Tauta" is a satirical short story by Edgar Allan Poe, presented as a letter written in the year 2848 by a woman named Pundita to her friend. While traveling aboard a...

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...

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...

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...

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...