The Fall of the House of Usher describes the final days of a tormented and tragic family. In The Oval Portrait a brilliantbut obsessed artist sacrifces love for art. And in The Masque of the Red Death Prince Prospero tries to escape with his friends from a terrible disease that is killing everyone in his land. These three atmospheric stories from the master of Gothic fiction explore the dark side of the human mind and bring the reader on a terrifying journey through madness, obsession and death.
