Edgar Allan Poe, ‘the father of the detective story’ and a master of horror, is one of the greatest American short story writers. In these stories we meet people struggling with fear, revenge, mental illness and death. Which of them will win – and which will lose – their battles? The ten tales are stories of the supernatural, of revenge, near-death experiences and some of the very first detective stories. William Wilson  The Gold-Bug The Fall of the House of Usher The Red Death The Barrel of Amontillado The Whirlpool The Pit and the Pendulum The Stolen Letter The Murders in the Rue Morgue. Metzengerstein