Perhaps Poe's most famous work, The Raven was first published in 1845 in the New York Evening Mirror. Known for its tight rhymes, rhythm, and the repetitive response given by the eponymous raven-Nevermore-the poem focuses on that raven and a forlorn man who is distraught over his lost lover, Lenore.

A visitor to a gloomy mansion finds a childhood friend dying under the spell of a family curse.

"Tales of Mystery and Imagination brings together his most haunting and celebrated short stories, including 'The Fall of the House of Usher,' 'The Murders of the Rue Morgue,' and 'The Cask of Amontillado.'" -- Amazon.com.

Universally acclaimed as the maestro of horror and the morbid, Edgar Allan Poe's dark gift has for more than a century and a half set the standard for the genre. Now, Caedmon Audio presents a classic collection of Poe's most terrifying tales performed by two of the most brilliant interpreters of his work, Vincent Price and Basil Rathbone. Between them, they perform 20 of Poe's chilling stories and poems, creating an unforgettably intense listening...