Edgar Allan Poe was a master of the tale of psychological horror and the author of what is considered the first modern detective story. This anthology gathers more than 2 of Poe's groundbreaking tales of the macabre, among them The Tell-Tale Heart, The Masque of the Red Death, and The Fall of the House of Usher. It also includes his trilogy of stories featuring detective C. Auguste Dupin: The Murders in the Rue Morgue, The Mystery of Marie Roget, and The Purloined Letter.