18 books like Tales of Mystery and Terror (Black Cat / Descent into the Maelstrom / Fall of the House of Usher / Hop-Frog / Masque of the Red Death / MS. Found in a Bottle / Oblong Box / Oval Portrait / Pit and the Pendulum / Some Words With a Mummy / Sphinx / Tell-Tale Heart / William Wilson)

What to read after Tales of Mystery and Terror (Black Cat / Descent into the Maelstrom / Fall of the House of Usher / Hop-Frog / Masque of the Red Death / MS. Found in a Bottle / Oblong Box / Oval Portrait / Pit and the Pendulum / Some Words With a Mummy / Sphinx / Tell-Tale Heart / William Wilson) — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

Selected Prose and Poetry

Selected Prose and Poetry Edgar Allan Poe · 1950 · 528p · ≈ 17h · Moderate Shares Spanish Inquisition, Pendulums, Fear, Aristocracy with this book. Shares Spanish Inquisition, Pendulums, Fear, Aristocracy

The Dracula Book of Great Vampire Stories Leslie Shepard · 1977 · 288p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Dickens, C. Captain Murderer. -- Poe, E.A. Pit and the Pendulum Lytton, Lord. The haunted and the haunters, or The house and the brain. -- Maupassant, G. de. The inn. -- Jerome, J.K. The dancing partner. -- Caterpillars. -- Stoker, B. The judge's house. -- Hodgson, W.H. The voice in the night. -- James, M.R. Count Magnus. -- Lovecraft, H.P. The festival. -- Hartley, L.P. The travelling… Shares Spanish Inquisition, Pendulums, Fear, American Short stories

Tales of Mystery and Imagination [12 stories] Edgar Allan Poe · 1965 · 337p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Shares Spanish Inquisition, Pendulums, Fear, American Short stories with this book. Shares Spanish Inquisition, Pendulums, Fear, American Short stories

Selected English Short Stories (Nineteenth Century) Walker, Hugh · 1914 · 486p · ≈ 16h · Moderate Scott, Sir Walter. The two drovers. Wandering Willie's tale. Lamb, Charles. The witch aunt. Irving, Washington. Rip Van Winkle. Hawthorne, Nathaniel. The snow image. The threefold destiny. Dr. Heidegger's experiment. Howe's masquerade. Disraeli, Benjamin. Ixion in heaven. Poe, E.A. Fall of the House of Usher. Pit and the Pendulum. Eleonora. Gaskell, Elizabeth C. The squire's… Shares Spanish Inquisition, Pendulums, Fear, American Short stories

Representative Selections, With Introduction, Bibliography, And Notes Edgar Allan Poe · 1935 · 563p · ≈ 18h · Moderate 10 stories: Berenice Cask of Amontillado Eleonora Fall of the House of Usher Gold-Bug Landor's Cottage Ligeia Ms Found in a Bottle Murders of the Rue Morgue Pit and the Pendulum 36 poems: Tamerlane Song-"I saw thee on thy bridal day" Dreams Evening star A dream within a dream The happiest day, the happiest hour The lake: to -- Sonnet- to science Al Aaraaf Romance… Shares Pendulums, Fear, American Short stories, American Horror tales

The Pit and the Pendulum Edgar Allan Poe · 1907 · ★ 4.0 · 33p · ≈ 1h · Moderate "The Pit and the Pendulum" is a short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe and first published in 1842 in the literary annual The Gift: A Christmas and New Year's Present for 1843. The story is about the torments endured by a prisoner of the Spanish Inquisition, though Poe skews historical facts. The narrator of the story describes his experience of being tortured. The story is especially… Shares Spanish Inquisition, Pendulums, Fear, American Short stories

The Sleepwalker Robert Lawrence Stine · 1990 · ★ 3.9 · 164p · ≈ 5h · Moderate One week after she starts her summer job on Fear Street with old Mrs. Cottler, Mayra Barnes begins to sleepwalk, always waking up outdoors in the middle of the night never knowing where she is! Things take a disturbing turn when Mayra discovers Mrs. Cottler may be a witch. Is the old woman casting a spell on Mayra to make her sleepwalk? More horrifying, Mayra is being followed by a menacing… Shares Horror stories, Horror, Mystery, Children's fiction

Complete Tales and Poems [71 stories, 64 poems, 1 essay] Edgar Allan Poe · 1992 · 1024p · ≈ 34h · Challenging 71 stories: Duc De L'Omelette -- Tale of Jerusalem -- Loss of breath -- Bon-bon -- Four beasts in one -- the Homo-Cameleopard -- MS. Found in a bottle -- Assignation Unparallelled adventure of one Hans Pfaall -- Lionizing -- Shadow: A parable -- Silence — A Fable Berenice Morella -- King Pest -- Mystification -- Ligeia -- How to write a Blackwood article -- Devil in the belfry… Shares Aristocracy, American Horror tales, American literature, Short Stories

Selected Tales Edgar Allan Poe · 1967 · 378p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Berenice Black Cat Cask of Amontillado Colloquy of Monos and Una Conversation of Eiros and Charmion Descent into the Maelstrom Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar Fall of the House of Usher Gold-Bug Hop-Frog Imp of the Perverse Island of the Fay Ligeia Man of the Crowd Masque of the Red Death Morella MS. Found in a Bottle Murders in the Rue Morgue Oval Portrait Pit and the… Shares Aristocracy, American Horror tales, American literature, Short Stories

Tales of Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe · 1944 · ★ 4.2 · 562p · ≈ 18h · Moderate Assignation Berenice Black Cat Cask of Amontillado Descent into the Maelstrom Devil in the Belfry Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar Fall of the House of Usher Gold-Bug Hop-Frog Imp of the Perverse Ligeia Man of the Crowd Masque of the Red Death Mellonta Tauta Ms. Found in a Bottle Murders in the Rue Morgue Mystery of Marie Roget Pit and the Pendulum Purloined… Shares Aristocracy, American Horror tales, American literature, Short Stories

Tales of Suspense Edgar Allan Poe · 1986 · 271p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Shares Aristocracy, American Horror tales, American literature, Short Stories with this book. Shares Aristocracy, American Horror tales, American literature, Short Stories

Selected Tales Edgar Allan Poe · 1956 · ★ 5.0 · 405p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Shares Aristocracy, American Horror tales, American literature, Short Stories with this book. Shares Aristocracy, American Horror tales, American literature, Short Stories

Tales of Mystery and Imagination [29 stories] Edgar Allan Poe · 1902 · ★ 3.6 · 412p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Tales of Mystery and Imagination, London: George Harrap and New York: Brentanos, 1919. (This famous and frequently copied collection features elaborate illustrations by Harry Clarke. The original edition comprised 24 black and white illustrations, plus front cover and spine illustration and 10 decorative tailpieces. The book was so well received that it was reissued in 1923 with 8 additional… Shares Aristocracy, American Horror tales, American literature, Short Stories

Tales of Mystery and Imagination [25 stories] Edgar Allan Poe · 1985 · 325p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Shares Aristocracy, American Horror tales, American literature, Short Stories with this book. Shares Aristocracy, American Horror tales, American literature, Short Stories

In the Shadow of the Master Edgar Allan Poe · 2008 · ★ 4.0 · 389p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Few have crafted stories as haunting as those by Edgar Allan Poe. Collected here to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Poe's birth are sixteen of his best tales accompanied by twenty essays from beloved authors, including T. Jefferson Parker, Lawrence Block, Sara Paretsky, and Joseph Wambaugh, among others, on how Poe has changed their life and work.Michael Connelly recounts the inspiration he… Shares American Horror tales, American literature, Short Stories, Horror

Forty-Two Tales Edgar Allan Poe · 1911 · 638p · ≈ 21h · Challenging Angel of the Odd Assignation Balloon-Hoax Black Cat Bon-Bon Cask of Amontillado Descent into the Maelstrom Devil in the Belfry Diddling Duc de l'OmeIette Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar Fall of the House of Usher Gold-Bug Hop-Frog Imp of the Perverse King Pest Landor's Cottage Lionizing Literary Life of Thingum Bob, Esq. Loss Of Breath Man that was Used Up Masque of the Red… Shares Aristocracy, American Horror tales, American literature, Short Stories

Tales of Mystery and Imagination [46 stories] Edgar Allan Poe · 1908 · 527p · ≈ 17h · Moderate Assignation Balloon Hoax Berenice Black Cat Bon-Bon Cask of Amontillado Colloquy of Monos and Una Conversation of Eiros and Charmion Descent into the Maelstrom Devil in the Belfry Domain of Arnheim Eleonora Elk Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar Fall of the House of Usher Gold Bug Hop-Frog Imp of the Perverse Island of the Fay King Pest Landor's Cottage Ligeia Loss of… Shares Aristocracy, American Horror tales, American literature, Short Stories

The Short Fiction of Edgar Allan Poe [69 stories] Edgar Allan Poe · 1976 · 633p · ≈ 21h · Challenging Angel of the Odd Assignation Balloon-Hoax Berenice Black Cat Bon-Bon Business Man Cask of Amontillado Colloquy of Monos and Una Conversation of Eiros and Charmion Descent into the Maelstrom Devil in the Belfry Diddling Considered As One of the Exact Sciences Domain of Arnheim Duc de L'omelette Eleonora Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar Fall of the House of Usher Four Beasts in… Shares Aristocracy, American Horror tales, American literature, Short Stories

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