Introducing Little Clothbound Classics: irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas and essays from the world’s greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith. A Penguin Classic Hardcover Arguably America’s most influential short story writer, Edgar Allan Poe’s tales of suspense never fail to spook and amaze. Gathered in this selection are his very best horror stories, including the gothic tour de force “The Fall of the House of Usher,” the other-worldly “The Masque of the Red Death,” and the murderous “The Tell-Tale Heart.”