Edgar Allan Poe: The Tell-Tale Heart - Plus! Adventures of the Noble Bachelorby by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Kitchen Table by Alan King, Sight Unseen by Dorothy Davis
The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan PoeAdventures of the Noble Bachelorby Sir Arthur Conan DoyleThe Kitchen Table by Alan KingSight Unseen by Dorothy DavisIn the first volume of Mystery Theatre we present the "Tell Tale-Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe. It is a frightening story of a troubled man's conscience driving him insane. Volume two recounts the "Adventures of the Noble Bachelor" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. An always intriguing and bizarre Sherlock Holmes mystery. If that's not enough agonizing suspense to send shivers down yourspine, try "The Kitchen Table" by one of the great Canadian radio writers, Alan King. A couple moves into a new house, a strange man wanders in on a stormy day and an inquiry into an unsolved pioneer crime begins. Follow this with a Dorothy Davis the eerie tale of another couple having trouble with a house they just bought. "Sight Unseen.
Have always love Poe. Who doesn't (if you're into horror). His is the King of Fear. I read this in high school and instantly became an all time fan of Mr. Poe. I cannot describe in words what it was about this story that hypnotized me. But it definitely impacted me. I remember it to this day, and as I reread the words, it all came spilling back to me in my memory.
Everyone needs to read this book. A masterpiece full of descriptive and assumed facts. It takes a reader through the darkest of nights and dreams and leads them to self evaluation. It makes you think and stays with you for many years after.