Cuentos de Horror (Cask of Amontillado / Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar / Fall of the House of Usher / Ms. Found in a Bottle / Murders in the Rue Morgue / Oval Portrait / Pit and the Pendulum / Premature Burial / Tell-Tale Heart) vs Tales of Mystery and Imagination [22 stories]: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: First-person Narrative, Crime Fiction, Homicide, Gothic fiction, American Horror tales, Crime
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The verdict
- Cuentos de Horror (Cask of Amontillado / Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar / Fall of the House of Usher / Ms. Found in a Bottle / Murders in the Rue Morgue / Oval Portrait / Pit and the Pendulum / Premature Burial / Tell-Tale Heart) is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 6 for Tales of Mystery and Imagination [22 stories].
- Tales of Mystery and Imagination [22 stories] runs the darker storyline; Cuentos de Horror (Cask of Amontillado / Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar / Fall of the House of Usher / Ms. Found in a Bottle / Murders in the Rue Morgue / Oval Portrait / Pit and the Pendulum / Premature Burial / Tell-Tale Heart) stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Want a one-evening read?
Cuentos de Horror (Cask of Amontillado / Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar / Fall of the House of Usher / Ms. Found in a Bottle / Murders in the Rue Morgue / Oval Portrait / Pit and the Pendulum / Premature Burial / Tell-Tale Heart)
≈ 3h vs 6h for Tales of Mystery and Imagination [22 stories]
In the mood for something dark?
Tales of Mystery and Imagination [22 stories]
a darker storyline than Cuentos de Horror (Cask of Amontillado / Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar / Fall of the House of Usher / Ms. Found in a Bottle / Murders in the Rue Morgue / Oval Portrait / Pit and the Pendulum / Premature Burial / Tell-Tale Heart)
Want something lighter?
Cuentos de Horror (Cask of Amontillado / Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar / Fall of the House of Usher / Ms. Found in a Bottle / Murders in the Rue Morgue / Oval Portrait / Pit and the Pendulum / Premature Burial / Tell-Tale Heart)
an easier tone than Tales of Mystery and Imagination [22 stories]
Scores by source
| Cuentos de Horror (Cask of Amontillado / Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar / Fall of the House of Usher / Ms. Found in a Bottle / Murders in the Rue Morgue / Oval Portrait / Pit and the Pendulum / Premature Burial / Tell-Tale Heart) | Tales of Mystery and Imagination [22 stories] | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.1 (11490) |
| Hardcover | — | 3.5 (15) |
Reception
| Cuentos de Horror (Cask of Amontillado / Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar / Fall of the House of Usher / Ms. Found in a Bottle / Murders in the Rue Morgue / Oval Portrait / Pit and the Pendulum / Premature Burial / Tell-Tale Heart) | Tales of Mystery and Imagination [22 stories] | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | — | 11490 |
| Editions | 2 | 7 |
| Want to read | — | 17367 |
| Reading it now | — | 1619 |
| Written reviews | — | 822 |
| Pages | 203 | 367 |