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darkness

Books about darkness for readers of all ages.

Cover of The Raven and Other Writings [13 stories, 16 poems]

The Raven and Other Writings [13 stories, 16 poems]

Edgar Allan Poe

Ages 12–18griefloss

Cover of Waking Dark

Waking Dark

Robin Wasserman

Ages 14–18mysterymemory

Cover of The waking dark

The waking dark

Robin Wasserman

Ages 14–18mysterydarkness

Cover of Poems of Edgar Allan Poe [59 poems]

Poems of Edgar Allan Poe [59 poems]

Edgar Allan Poe

Ages 12–18griefloss

Cover of Dark Emperor and Other Poems of the Night

Dark Emperor and Other Poems of the Night

Joyce Sidman

Ages 6–12naturenight

Cover of Darkness Creeping

Darkness Creeping

Neal Shusterman

Ages 10–14fearsuspense

Cover of The Raven [25 stories, 19 poems]

The Raven [25 stories, 19 poems]

Edgar Allan Poe

Ages 12–18mysteryloss

Cover of A Classic Crime Collection [12 stories, 22 poems]

A Classic Crime Collection [12 stories, 22 poems]

Edgar Allan Poe

Ages 12–18mysterygrief

Cover of Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe

Ages 14–18griefloss

Cover of Edgar Allan Poe Audio Collection

Edgar Allan Poe Audio Collection

Edgar Allan Poe

Ages 10–18mysterysuspense

Cover of Major Tales and Poems [24 stories, 15 poems]

Major Tales and Poems [24 stories, 15 poems]

Edgar Allan Poe

Ages 12–18mysterysupernatural

Cover of Works [49 poems, 5 essays]

Works [49 poems, 5 essays]

Edgar Allan Poe

Ages 13–18loss and griefmystery

Cover of Edgar Allan Poe's Tales of Mystery and Madness (Black Cat / Fall of the House of Usher / Hop-Frog / Masque of the Red Death)

Edgar Allan Poe's Tales of Mystery and Madness (Black Cat / Fall of the House of Usher / Hop-Frog / Masque of the Red Death)

Edgar Allan Poe, Gris Grimly

Ages 10–16mysterysuspense

Cover of The Illustrated Edgar Allan Poe [15 stories, 1 poem]

The Illustrated Edgar Allan Poe [15 stories, 1 poem]

Edgar Allan Poe, Roy Gasson

Ages 10–16mysterysupernatural

Cover of The Works of Edgar Allan Poe in Five Volumes - Volume Five

The Works of Edgar Allan Poe in Five Volumes - Volume Five

Edgar Allan Poe

Ages 14–18griefloss

Cover of Short Stories (Black Cat / Cask of Amontillado / Fall of the House of Usher / Masque of the Red Death / Pit and the Pendulum / Tell-Tale Heart)

Short Stories (Black Cat / Cask of Amontillado / Fall of the House of Usher / Masque of the Red Death / Pit and the Pendulum / Tell-Tale Heart)

Edgar Allan Poe

Ages 12–18mysteryfear

Cover of Jay's Journal

Jay's Journal

Beatrice Sparks

Ages 14–18mental healthidentity

Cover of Tales of Mystery and Horror - Vol. II (Assignation / Berenice / Cask of Amontillado / Descent into the Maelstrom / Fall of the House of Usher / MS. Found in a Bottle / Purloined Letter / Tell-tale Heart / William Wilson)

Tales of Mystery and Horror - Vol. II (Assignation / Berenice / Cask of Amontillado / Descent into the Maelstrom / Fall of the House of Usher / MS. Found in a Bottle / Purloined Letter / Tell-tale Heart / William Wilson)

Edgar Allan Poe

Ages 13–18mysteryobsession

Cover of The Poetical Works of Edgar Allan Poe

The Poetical Works of Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe

Ages 12–18mysteryemotion

Cover of Scary Stories

Scary Stories

Barry Moser, Dean Koontz, Edgar Allan Poe, Roald Dahl, Stephen King, Shirley Jackson, Ray Bradbury, Ambrose Bierce

Ages 11–18fear and suspensemystery

Cover of Poems of Edgar Allan Poe with Memoir [45 poems, 3 essays]

Poems of Edgar Allan Poe with Memoir [45 poems, 3 essays]

Edgar Allan Poe

Ages 12–18grief and lossmystery

Cover of Essential Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe [34 stories, 17 poems]

Essential Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe [34 stories, 17 poems]

Edgar Allan Poe, Benjamin F Fisher

Ages 13–18mysterygrief

Cover of Selected Stories and Poems [10 stories, 17 poems]

Selected Stories and Poems [10 stories, 17 poems]

Edgar Allan Poe

Ages 10–18mysteryimagination

Cover of Complete Tales and Poems [10 stories, 28 poems]

Complete Tales and Poems [10 stories, 28 poems]

Edgar Allan Poe

Ages 12–18mysteryemotion