Edgar Allan Poe

Universally acclaimed as the maestro of horror and the morbid, Edgar Allan Poe’s dark gift has for more than a century and a half set the standard for the genre. Now, Caedmon Audio presents a classic collection of Poe’s most terrifying tales performed by two of the most brilliant...

A fourth floor room, a door locked with the key inside, no way in, no way out. Edgar Allan Poe is the true grandfather of the murder mystery. Decades before Sherlock Holmes and Hercule Poirot, Poe gave us C. Auguste Dupin, a man able to solve mysteries through observation and deduction. This is...

The Black Cat by Edgar Allan Poe is a classic psychological horror story about guilt, violence, and madness. Told as a dark confession, it follows a narrator whose cruelty and paranoia lead to terrifying consequences. The story is one of Poe’s most famous explorations of the unstable mind and...

A chilling Edgar Allan Poe tale of hypnotism, mortality, and the unknown, Mesmeric Revelation explores the eerie boundary between life, death, and consciousness in Poe’s signature gothic style. This thought-provoking short story blends psychological suspense with philosophical mystery, making...

This gripping anthology gathers classic American short fiction where deception is an art, truth is perilous, and crime often wears a human smile.

In Ligeia, Edgar Allan Poe delivers one of his most haunting and psychologically charged tales—a story where love, intellect, and sheer will seem to defy the boundaries of death itself.

Descend into one of Edgar Allan Poe’s most gripping sea tales, where terror, survival, and the overwhelming power of nature collide in a haunting classic of suspense and imagination...

“The Purloined Letter” by Edgar Allan Poe is a classic detective story featuring the brilliant investigator C. Auguste Dupin. When an important letter is stolen from a powerful figure, the Paris police search everywhere but fail to find it.

Step into the shadowed worlds of Edgar Allan Poe, H. P. Lovecraft, and Algernon Blackwood in this chilling collection of classic horror short stories.

“Manuscript Found in a Bottle” by Edgar Allan Poe is a haunting tale of maritime terror, mystery, and the unknown. First published in 1833, this classic short story follows a doomed narrator who survives a violent storm only to find himself aboard a ghostly ship crewed by silent, ancient...

The Balloon-Hoax is a thrilling early example of literary sensationalism from Edgar Allan Poe, blending sharp scientific detail with masterful suspense.

Descend into the chilling depths of revenge with The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe. Set beneath the shadowed streets of carnival-season Italy, this classic Gothic tale follows Montresor’s calculated plot against the unsuspecting Fortunato.

Una selección de los famosos relatos de misterio y de terror del gran maestro del género. Edgar Allan Poe (Boston, 1809 - Baltimore, 1849), reconocido como el maestro del relato corto, dejó un legado literario que se ha convertido en un punto de referencia constante para todas las artes. Su...

Brought to you by Penguin. This Penguin Classic is performed by the acclaimed comedian and actor Kevin Eldon (star of It's Kevin, Alan Partidge, Big Train, Brass Eye and Hot Fuzz) supported by Bettrys Jones, Joe Jameson and Rory Alexander. This definitive recording includes an introduction by...

Edición sin música.Un joven caballero es invitado al viejo caserón de un amigo de la infancia, Roderick Usher, artista enfermizo y excéntrico que vive completamente recluido en compañía de su hermana, Lady Madeline, también delicada de salud. Usher vive presa de una enfermedad indefinible...

Brought to you by Penguin. This Penguin Classic is performed by Tom Ravenscroft, radio presenter known for his work on BBC 6 Music, and Catherine Bailey, known for A Quiet Passion and The Crown, as leading roles in London Theatres. This definitive recording includes an Introduction by David...

“El pozo y el péndulo” (título original: The Pit and the Pendulum) es uno de los cuentos más famosos y celebrados de Edgar Allan Poe. Está considerado como uno de los relatos más espeluznantes dentro de la literatura de terror, pues transmite el abandono, la desorientación, el...

EL ENTIERRO PREMATURO ("The Premature Burial") fue publicado en julio de 1844, en el periódico “The Philadelphia Dollar Newspaper”. El narrador anónimo describe en primera persona un trastorno que le aqueja, llamado “catalepsia”. Esta enfermedad lo lleva con frecuencia a pérdidas de...