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Edgar Allen Poes Tales of Mystery and Madness.

by Edgar Allen Poe.

By

Illustrated by Gris Grimly.

Signed and Illustrated Bookplate by Gris Grimly with this copy.

OVERVIEW: A sweet little cat drives a man to insanity and murder...

The grim death known as the plague roams a masquerade ball dressed in red....

A dwarf seeks his final revenge on his captors....

A sister calls to her beloved twin from beyond the grave....

Prepare yourself. You are about to enter a world where you will be shocked, terrified, and, though you'll be too scared to admit it at first, secretly thrilled. Here are four tales -- "The Black Cat, The Masque of the Red Death, Hop-Frog, " and "The Fall of the House of Usher" -- by the master of the macabre, Edgar Allan Poe. The original tales have been ever so slightly dismembered -- but, of course, Poe understood dismemberment very well. And he would shriek in ghoulish delight at Gris Grimly's gruesomely delectable illustrations that adorn every page. So prepare yourself. And keep the lights on.

2004 Atheneum Books hard cover. Sealed for complete protection. New edition.