One of the most famous authors of horror literature was Edgar Allan Poe, whose literary work has served as a guide and inspiration for many of the most contemporary authors.
Although he wrote many very good stories, the following are considered the most terrifying for his readers.
It is time that you know these 5 stories of edgar allan poe…
The Raven
It was the story that gave him fame as a writer he was looking for, and not for nothing one of the most frightening of his compendium.
It tells the story of a young man who tries to forget the memory of his beloved deceased, but is visited by a raven who does not let him get it, reminding him of his loss and at the same time making it appear that he was consumed by madness.
It was written in 1845 and represents a macabre premonition of the suffering that the writer expected to find after the death of his wife.
The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar
This was an extremely interesting case since it is a story that Poe published in two separate newspapers, he never specified whether it was a real or fictional story.
The story was about Mr. Valdemar, a man who knew he was close to death decides to undergo a hypnotic trance, staying for months in a catatonic state, until the experiment ends in a terrible and visceral way.
The Black Cat
The story is about the story of an alcohol dependent man who, thanks to his addiction, ends up committing terrible acts, while being consumed little by little by guilt and anguish.
The author mixes the real elements with others that are not known if they are paranormal elements or if they are caused by the dementia of the character.
The Tell-Tale Heart
It deals with the story of a man who has to face the guilt of having taken the lives of many people, and that his greatest enemy is not the authorities, but his own conscience.
The Fall of the House of Usher
At the time he wrote the story, it should have caused quite a horror, since it is about catalepsy, when a body seems to have no life, but in reality the person is conscious, something that was not well known before, since at that time there was no way to verify the unfortunate person.
