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Gothic FictionHorrorCircus & Carnival

The Masque of the Red Death and Other Stories

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  • 2009 first published
  • 170 pages
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Published in 2009, The Masque of the Red Death and Other Stories is a gothic fiction and horror story collection by Edgar Allan Poe. It takes readers to Valley of the Many-Colored Grass and Heaven in Carnival. Characters include Montresor, Fortunato and Luchresi. Readers will find themes of abbeys, animal magnetism, Aristocracy and burial vaults.

It runs to roughly 170 pages — 3–4 hours of reading at an average pace.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Era

Characters

Subjects

  • Abbeys
  • American fiction, Fictional works by one author
  • American Horror tales
  • American Short stories
  • Animal magnetism
  • Aristocracy
  • Burial vaults
  • Catalepsy
  • Children's fiction
  • Classic Literature
  • Crime
  • Crime fiction
  • Daggers
  • Detective and mystery stories
  • Dragons
  • Fear

Quick answers

Who wrote The Masque of the Red Death and Other Stories?

The Masque of the Red Death and Other Stories was written by Edgar Allan Poe and first published in 2009.

What genre is The Masque of the Red Death and Other Stories?

It is usually shelved as Gothic Fiction, Horror, Circus & Carnival and Dragon Fiction.

How long is The Masque of the Red Death and Other Stories?

The median edition has 170 pages, about 3–4 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Masque of the Red Death and Other Stories?

Readers who like it often enjoy The United States in Literature [with three long stories] -- Seventh Edition, 21 Great Stories and The Book of the Dead.

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