Seven stories of mystery and horror by the master storyteller of the nineteenth century.THE PIT AND THE PENDULUMA prisoner wakes up to find himself in a dark cell with a deep pit.THEGOLDBUGA golden insect leads to an incredible discovery.THE FACTS IN THE CASE OF MR VALDEMARA patient is hypnotised minutes before he dies. Is he really dead?THE FALL OFTHE HOUSE OF USHERA man visits an old friend and finds himself in a house full of horrors!DOWN IN THE MAELSTRO"MA sailor describes a terrifying trip though the maelstrom.THE MASQUE OFTHE RED DEATHPrince Prospero ha"s a party in his castle. But no one can escape the red death—not even a prince!THE OBLONG BOXA traveller boards a ship to New York. What does he carry in the oblong box?
