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HorrorCircus & Carnival

The Black Cat and Other Tales (Descent Into the Maelstrom / Black Cat / Cask of Amontillado / Murders in the Rue Morgue / Pit and the Pendulum / Raven)

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  • 2000 first published
  • 176 pages
  • 2 editions
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Published in 2000, The Black Cat and Other Tales (Descent Into the Maelstrom / Black Cat / Cask of Amontillado / Murders in the Rue Morgue / Pit and the Pendulum / Raven) is a horror and circus fiction story collection by Edgar Allan Poe. The story is set in Lofoten and Norway, in Carnival. Characters include Montresor, Fortunato and Luchresi. Readers will find themes of Fear, pendulums, Spanish Inquisition and embedded narrative.

It runs to roughly 176 pages — 3–4 hours of reading at an average pace.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Tropes

Setting

Era

Characters

Subjects

  • American Horror tales
  • American Short stories
  • Children's fiction
  • Fear
  • Horror
  • Horror stories
  • Pendulums
  • Spanish Inquisition
  • Embedded narrative
  • Mountaineering
  • Whirlpools
  • Vortex
  • Ratiocination
  • Classic Literature
  • Crime
  • Detective and mystery stories

Quick answers

Who wrote The Black Cat and Other Tales (Descent Into the Maelstrom / Black Cat / Cask of Amontillado / Murders in the Rue Morgue / Pit and the Pendulum / Raven)?

The Black Cat and Other Tales (Descent Into the Maelstrom / Black Cat / Cask of Amontillado / Murders in the Rue Morgue / Pit and the Pendulum / Raven) was written by Edgar Allan Poe and first published in 2000.

What genre is The Black Cat and Other Tales (Descent Into the Maelstrom / Black Cat / Cask of Amontillado / Murders in the Rue Morgue / Pit and the Pendulum / Raven)?

It is usually shelved as Horror and Circus & Carnival.

How long is The Black Cat and Other Tales (Descent Into the Maelstrom / Black Cat / Cask of Amontillado / Murders in the Rue Morgue / Pit and the Pendulum / Raven)?

The median edition has 176 pages, about 3–4 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Black Cat and Other Tales (Descent Into the Maelstrom / Black Cat / Cask of Amontillado / Murders in the Rue Morgue / Pit and the Pendulum / Raven)?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Book of the Dead, 21 Great Stories and Horror Stories.

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