The Cask of Amontillado
Edgar Allan PoeA connoisseur leads his insulter down into the family catacombs to settle a score over a rare sherry.
11 min · Foreboding
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The Masque of the Red Death
Edgar Allan PoeA prince walls his court inside a castellated abbey to outparty a plague — through seven colored rooms.
11 min · Foreboding
The Elder Son
Mary ShelleyAn orphaned heiress's secret promise entangles her with two brothers divided by inheritance.
47 min · Foreboding
The Sisters of Albano
Mary ShelleyTwo devoted sisters face the terrible cost of loving an outlaw.
28 min · Tragic
The Swiss Peasant
Mary ShelleyA Swiss orphan torn between gratitude and love must reckon with a revolution gathering in her valley.
36 min · Romantic
Rocket Summer
Ray BradburyOn the eve of humanity’s first Moon rocket, the man who owns the launch company tries to stop a breakthrough he believes civilization is not ready to use.
20 min · Foreboding
The Piper
Ray BradburyOn a colonized, dying Mars, an exiled musician plays a tune that may summon a violent reckoning for Earth’s occupiers.
7 min · Foreboding
Zero Hour
Ray BradburyAcross peaceful future suburbs, children take up a new game called Invasion—and their parents cannot decide whether to take it seriously.
14 min · Foreboding
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