Horror stories by Edgar Allen Poe dramatized and introduced by horror actor Sir Christopher Lee.
WritersEdgar Allan Poe, Hugh Whysall
The Fall of the House of Usher
Sep 7, 1995
A stranger visits the isolated home of the Usher family.
The Oval Portrait
Sep 14, 1995
An artist's obsessive quest for perfection is literally life-consuming.
Berenice
Sep 21, 1995
Gentleman suffering from monomania has a secret and very bizarre obsession involving his new wife.
The Black Cat
Sep 28, 1995
A wife-murderer falls foul of a cat.
Ligeia
Oct 5, 1995
Ligeia was a larger-than-life personality. And perhaps she's larger than death, too.
The Cask of Amontillado
Oct 12, 1995
Montresor is not as fond of Fortunato as the latter believes, and when he invited Fortunato to taste some special Amontillado sherry down in the cellar, he has a hidden agenda.
Mr. Valdemar
Oct 19, 1995
A dying Mr. Valdemar agrees to a hypnotist's experiment. Just before Valdemar's death, he will be placed in a state of hypnosis.
The Tell-Tale Heart
Oct 26, 1995
A murderer is haunted by the sound of his victim's heart, still somehow beating.
Morella
Nov 2, 1995
An unnamed narrator marries Morella, a philosophy scholar, who spends most of her time in bed reading and teaching. Realizing her deterioration, her husband becomes frightened and wishes for his wife's death and eternal peace.
The Pit and the Pendulum
Nov 9, 1995
The pendulum swings ever lower into the pit, at whose base a man is bound and immobilized; and its blade is razor-sharp.
The Masque of the Red Death - Part 1
Nov 16, 1995
Outside, the terrible disease called the Red Death is ravaging the countryside; but inside the Prince Prospero prepares an elaborate masquerade party.
The Masque of the Red Death - Part 2
Nov 23, 1995
A horrible figure intrudes upon Prospero's masquerade party.
Biographical Portrait
Nov 30, 1995
This short biography of Poe commences with his marriage to child bride Virginia.
