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Edgar Allen Poe Free Short Stories
The thrilling stories of Edgar Allen Poe are famous around the World. Some of the best loved
stories and tales have been penned by this
remarkable author. Exciting
stories of the Supernatural provide exciting themes for his books.
The following selection of his famous short stories will provide
hours of reading pleasure.
Eleonora a Short Story by Edgar Allen Poe
Landor's Cottage a Short Story
Never Bet the Devil Your Head a Short Story by Edgar Allen Poe
Silence a Short Story by Edgar Allen Poe
Some Words with a Mummy a Short Story by Edgar Allan Poe
The Balloon Hoax a Short Story
The Black Cat a Short Story by Edgar Allen Poe
The Cask of Amontillado a Short Story by Edgar Allen Poe
The Domain of Arnheim a Short Story by Edgar Allan Poe
Four Beasts in One a Short Story by Edgar Allen Poe
The Gold Bug a Short Story
The House of Usher a Short Story by Edgar Allen Poe
The Imp of the Perverse
The Masque of the Red Death a Short Story by Edgar Allan Poe
The Murders in the Rue Morgue a Short Story by Edgar Allen Poe
The Oval Portrait
The Pit and the Pendulum a Short Story by Edgar Allen Poe
The Premature Burial a Short Story by Edgar Allan Poe
The Purloined Letter
The Raven a Short Story by Edgar Allen Poe
The Sphinx a Short Story by Edgar Allen Poe
William Wilson a Short Story
Famous
Edgar Allen Poe Free Short Stories
The most famous scary short stories and those with a horror theme by
Edgar Allen Poe include the
Raven, The Black Cat, The Cask of Amontillado, The House of Usher,
The Masque of the Red Death, The Murders in the Rue Morgue, and the
famous Pit and the Pendulum. These famous Edgar Allen Poe Tales
and Stories have been included along with some lesser known, but
equally enjoyable tales.
Edgar Allen Poe - His own story!
This most famous author,
well-known for his short fiction, came
from tragic beginning. He was born in
Boston on January 19, 1809. His parents
were David Poe Jr. and Elizabeth Arnold Hopkins who were touring
actors. Both of his parents died before he was 3 years old. Edgar
Poe was taken into the home of John Allen, a prosperous merchant in
Richmond and subsequently baptized Edgar Allen Poe. He studied
(1815-20) for 5 years in England between 1815 and 1820. In 1826 he
returned to America and entered the University of Virginia but
stayed for only a year. He started to write works of fiction. In
1841 he wrote The Murders in the Rue Morgue which is sometimes
considered to be the first detective story. Edgar Allan Poe died in
Baltimore on October 7th 1849 of "congestion of the brain."
Edgar Allen Poe - the Movies!
Many of the Edgar Allan Poe
Horror Stories have been immortalised in famous Horror Movies. Edgar
Allen Poe is still acknowledged as being the godfather of modern day
horror fiction. His Horror stories and Tales continue to inspire
horror directors from all over the world. The earliest horror films
were based on characters from early folklore, such as vampires,
werewolves and monsters - many of which are prominent in the books
written by this celebrated, famous author. Bela Lugosi, Vincent Price, Peter Lorre
and Basil Rathbone all starred in Horror movies by Poe. Some of
these Horror Movies are mentioned below;
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The Black Cat (1934)
Directed by Edgar G. Ulmer starring the famed Universal horror
actors Bela Lugosi ("Dracula fame") and Boris Karloff
("Frankenstein fame")
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The Raven Horror Movie
(1935) Directed by Lew Landers starring Boris Karloff and Bela
Lugosi
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The Pit and the
Pendulum (1990) Directed by Stuart Gordon starring Lance Henriksen
and Stephen Lee
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Masque of the Red
Death (1964) starring Roger Corman and Vincent Price
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The Pit and the
Pendulum (1961) starring Vincent Price
Printable
Edgar Allen Poe Free Short Stories
These wonderful stories and tales from the books of this famous author are
perfect for those who appreciate his wonderful style of writing. The stories
featured are in a printable format.
Edgar Allen Poe Free Short Stories |
