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Twelve Creepy Tales [11 stories, 1 poem]

  • 2012 first published
  • 🎧 5 h 08 min free audiobook

Published in 2012, Twelve Creepy Tales [11 stories, 1 poem] is a gothic fiction and horror poetry collection by Edgar Allan Poe. The story is set in Toledo, in Carnival. Characters include Lenore, Pallas and Father Time. Readers will find themes of busts, narrative poetry, talking birds and american poetry.

A free LibriVox audiobook (5 h 08 min) is available.

About Twelve Creepy Tales [11 stories, 1 poem]

This is a collection of 12 creepy stories by that master of creepiness, Poe. The Black Cat; The Fall of the House of Usher, The Raven; The Tell Tale Heart, The Masque of the Red Death, the Premature Burial and six others that are a shuddering delight to read and listen to. Turn off the lights, settle down and hear these stories read to you as only LibriVox readers can perform them. (Summary by Phil Chenevert)
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Free audiobook

Twelve Creepy Tales [11 stories, 1 poem] — LibriVox recording, 5 h 08 min in 12 sections.

Public-domain recording by volunteer readers. Listen online, download MP3s or stream from the Internet Archive.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Tropes

Setting

Era

Characters

Subjects

  • Busts
  • Narrative poetry
  • Supernatural
  • Talking birds
  • American poetry
  • Poetry
  • Ravens
  • American fantasy poetry
  • Young adult nonfiction
  • Fantasy poetry
  • Gothic poetry
  • American children's poetry
  • Poetry, Poetic works by one author
  • Children's poetry
  • Death
  • American Horror tales

Quick answers

Who wrote Twelve Creepy Tales [11 stories, 1 poem]?

Twelve Creepy Tales [11 stories, 1 poem] was written by Edgar Allan Poe and first published in 2012.

What genre is Twelve Creepy Tales [11 stories, 1 poem]?

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

Is there a free audiobook of Twelve Creepy Tales [11 stories, 1 poem]?

Yes — LibriVox volunteers recorded it; the recording runs 5 h 08 min.

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