The Raven
A man in despair over a lost lover is visited by a raven that torments him over his tragic circumstances, while only ever saying one word.
The Cask of Amontillado
A scorned man invites his rival to down into a cellar to ‘verify that his expensive cask of Amontillado is legitimate.’
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In a future where death has been solved, and the population of the United States is stabilised, a father waits nervously for his wife to give birth to triplets.
The Tell-Tale Heart
A man attempts to convince the reader of his sanity, and to justify his grisly deeds.
All Summer in a Day
Children wait by the windows of their school for a chance to see the Venutian sun.
Animal Farm
A farm is taken over by its overworked, mistreated animals. With flaming idealism and stirring slogans, they set out to create a paradise of progress, justice, and equality. Thus the stage is set for one of the most telling satiric fables ever penned –a razor-edged fairy tale for grown-ups that records the evolution from revolution against tyranny to a totalitarianism just as terrible.
1984
Nineteen Eighty-four, novel by George Orwell published in 1949 as a warning against totalitarianism. His chilling dystopia made a deep impression on readers, and his ideas entered mainstream culture in a way achieved by very few books.
The Shape of Things
Peter Horn’s wife Polly Horn gives birth to a healthy baby named Py, only she gives birth to him into the wrong dimension.
The King in Yellow
The King in Yellow is an anthology series of short stories, the first four of which are cosmic horror tales—all tied together (and frequently driven by) a play of the same name.
The Yellow Wallpaper
A woman, restrained to her house by her husband and sister-in-law, begins obsessing over wallpaper she finds disturbing.