In Edgar Allan Poe's short and turbulent life, he laid the groundwork for the genre of modern horror and, almost as an aside, invented the modern detective story. This collection brings together Poe's most popular short stories and poems, listed below:

• The Masque of the Red Death
• Berenice
• The Fall of the House of Usher
• The Murders in the Rue Morgue
• The Black Cat
• The Pit and The Pendulum
• The Tell-Tale Heart
• Eleonora
• The Oval Portrait
• Hop-Frog
• Ligeia
• The Sphinx
• The Cask of Amontillado
• The Premature Burial
• The Raven, Annabel Lee, The Bells, seven other poems

Narrated by Jake Urry, each story has its place in the history of dark fiction, and went on to inspire authors including Dostoevsky, Arthur Conan Doyle, and Jules Verne.