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fear and the unknown

Books about fear and the unknown for readers of all ages.

Cover of Murders in the Rue Morgue and Other Stories (Cask of Amontillado / Gold-Bug / Murders in the Rue Morgue / Mystery of Marie Roget / Pit and the Pendulum / Purloined Letter)

Murders in the Rue Morgue and Other Stories (Cask of Amontillado / Gold-Bug / Murders in the Rue Morgue / Mystery of Marie Roget / Pit and the Pendulum / Purloined Letter)

Edgar Allan Poe

Ages 12–18mysterydetective work

Cover of Steampunk Poe (Balloon-Hoax / Bells / City in the Sea / Conqueror Worm / Dream Within a Dream / Fall of the House of Usher / Masque of the Red Death / Murders in the Rue Morgue / Raven / Spectacles / System of Dr. Tarr and Prof. Fether / Tell-Tale Heart / To Helen)

Steampunk Poe (Balloon-Hoax / Bells / City in the Sea / Conqueror Worm / Dream Within a Dream / Fall of the House of Usher / Masque of the Red Death / Murders in the Rue Morgue / Raven / Spectacles / System of Dr. Tarr and Prof. Fether / Tell-Tale Heart / To Helen)

Edgar Allan Poe

Ages 13–18mysterysuspense