Edgar Allan Poe's tales of the mysterious and the morbid continue to thrill readers.This collection of stories includes The Raven, The Pit and the Pendulum, The Fall of the House of Usher, and The Murders in the Rue Morgue, as well as some less familiar stories. Contents The black cat -- The cask of Amontillado -- The facts in the case of M. Valdemar -- The fall of the House of Usher -- The gold-bug -- The imp of the perverse -- The masque of the red death -- The murders in the Rue Morgue -- The pit and the pendulum -- The premature burial -- The purloined letter -- The tell-tale heart.