A Murderer Is Forced To Reveal His Crime By The Sound Of A Beating Heart, A Mysterious Figure Wreaks Havoc Among A Party Of Noblemen During The Time Of The Plague, A Grieving Lover Awakens To Find Himself Clutching A Box Of His Beloved Blood-stained Teeth, A Man Is Obsessed With The Fear Of Being Buried Alive – These Are Only Some Of The Memorable Characters And Stories Included In This Volume, Which Exemplify Poe's Inventiveness And Natural Talent As A Storyteller. Immensely Popular Both During And After His Lifetime, And A Powerful Influence On Generations Of Writers And Film-makers To This Day, Edgar Allan Poe Is Still Counted Among The Greatest Short-story Writers Of All Time And Seen As One Of The Initiators Of The Detective, Horror And Science-fiction Genres.