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A Descent into the Maelstrom
A man sets out to uncover the secrets of the strange natural phenomenon that is the Maelstrom vortex.
(Fiction)
- Date Added: August 1999
- Length: 19 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:4 stars
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Manuscript Found in a Bottle
While on a voyage to a remote archipelago, the narrator is overcome by a premonition of evil. But the ship's captain pays no attention.
(Horror,Sci-Fi)
- Date Added: August 1999
- Length: 12 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:4 stars
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The Black Cat
An apparently gentle man becomes increasingly less so as he sinks deeper into an obsession with a mysterious black cat.
(Horror)
- Date Added: January 2000
- Length: 9 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:5 stars
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The Cask of Amontillado
A man takes his enemy to taste a rare wine - which he happens to keep at the far end of a vast, damp cellar.
(Fiction,Crime,Horror)
- Date Added: May 1999
- Length: 7 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:5 stars
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The Fall of the House of Usher
The original gothic tale of madness, death and the atmospheric possibilities of an old house.
(Horror)
- Date Added: May 1999
- Length: 16 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:5 stars
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The Masque of the Red Death
As a hideous pestilence sweeps his lands, Prince Prospero seals himself in his castle and prepares a fabulous party.
(Horror)
- Date Added: July 1999
- Length: 4 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:5 stars
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The Murders in the Rue Morgue
Often cited as the first detective story. The genre arrives pretty much fully formed: a brilliant detective, the bumbing police officer and a (particularly) gruesome murder.
(Crime)
- Date Added: January 2000
- Length: 29 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:5 stars
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The Oval Portrait
Seeking shelter for the night, a wounded man breaks into a bizarre, abandoned chateau decorated by an unusually large number of paintings.
(Horror)
- Date Added: August 1999
- Length: 3 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:5 stars
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The Pit and the Pendulum
A first person account of a man's torture at the hands of The Spanish Inquisition.
(Horror)
- Date Added: May 1999
- Length: 14 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:5 stars
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The Premature Burial
A short history of and a personal tale concerning the phenomenon of being buried alive.
(Horror)
- Date Added: October 2002
- Length: 13 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:4 stars
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The Purloined Letter
A potentially explosive letter has been stolen. The police know who has - but where he has it remains a mystery.
(Crime)
- Date Added: May 1999
- Length: 19 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:5 stars
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The Tell Tale Heart
So you think he's mad? Nervous? True! - but you should see how wisely he carries out his plan.
(Horror,Fiction,Crime)
- Date Added: May 1999
- Length: 5 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:5 stars
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