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fear and dread

Books about fear and dread for readers of all ages.

The Best Short Stories of Edgar Allan Poe (Balloon-Hoax / Black Cat / Cask of Amontillado / Descent Into the Malestrom / Fall of the House of Usher / Gold-Bug / Masque of the Red Death / Murders in the Rue Morgue / Pit and the Pendulum / Purloined Letter / Tell-Tale Heart)

Edgar Allan Poe

Ages 12–18mysterysuspense

Great Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe (Black Cat / Cask of Amontillado / Descent Into the Maelstrom / Fall of the House of Usher / Hop-Frog / Ligeia / Masque of the Red Death / Metzengerstein / Ms. Found in a Bottle / Murders in the Rue Morgue / Never Bet the Devil Your Head / Oval Portrait / Pit and the Pendulum / Premature Burial / Purloined Letter / Sphinx / Tell-Tale Heart)

Edgar Allan Poe

Ages 13–18mysterysuspense

Cover of Mystery Tales (Black Cat / Fall of the House of Usher / Gold-Bug / Ligeia / Masque of the Red Death / Murders in the Rue Morgue / Oval Portrait / Purloined Letter / William Wilson)

Mystery Tales (Black Cat / Fall of the House of Usher / Gold-Bug / Ligeia / Masque of the Red Death / Murders in the Rue Morgue / Oval Portrait / Purloined Letter / William Wilson)

Edgar Allan Poe

Ages 13–18mysterypsychological suspense

Cover of Short Stories (Black Cat / Cask of Amontillado / Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar / Fall of the House of Usher / Ligeia / Masque of the Red Death / Pit and the Pendulum / Premature Burial / Raven / Tell-Tale Heart)

Short Stories (Black Cat / Cask of Amontillado / Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar / Fall of the House of Usher / Ligeia / Masque of the Red Death / Pit and the Pendulum / Premature Burial / Raven / Tell-Tale Heart)

Edgar Allan Poe

Ages 13–18mysterypsychological suspense

The Tales of Edgar Allan Poe (Assignation / Black Cat / Descent Into the Maelstrom / Fall of the House of Usher / Hop-Frog / Ligeia / Ms. Found in a Bottle / Murders in the Rue Morgue / Oval Portrait / Pit and the Pendulum / Sphinx / Tell-Tale Heart / William Wilson)

Edgar Allan Poe

Ages 13–18mysterypsychological suspense

Cover of Short Stories (Cask of Amontillado / Fall of the House of Usher / Gold-Bug / Masque of the Red Death / Murders in the Rue Morgue / Mystery of Marie Roget / Pit and the Pendulum / Purloined Letter)

Short Stories (Cask of Amontillado / Fall of the House of Usher / Gold-Bug / Masque of the Red Death / Murders in the Rue Morgue / Mystery of Marie Roget / Pit and the Pendulum / Purloined Letter)

Edgar Allan Poe

Ages 14–18mysterypsychological suspense