Similarly, it is unclear what the ‘vulture eye’, which the narrator claims the old man had and which is part of his reason for killing him, actually is. For instance, we do not know what the relationship is between the narrator and the old man whom he has killed. There is a mysterious element to much of the story here. Poe’s story is a classic example of nineteenth-century Gothic literature. This is the ‘Tell Tale Heart’ of the story’s title. However, ultimately the narrator’s psychological state begins to decline even further over time as he is haunted by a hallucination in which he believes that he can still hear the old man’s heart beating underneath the floorboards of his house. For instance, after he murders the old man he cuts his body up into pieces and hides them under the floorboards of his house. He is also calculated in how he tries to cover up the deed. This was not a crime of passion, but was carefully planned by the narrator in advance of him carrying out the act. This narrator has murdered an old man who he describes as having a ‘vulture eye’. It follows an unnamed narrator whose psychological state is extremely precarious, though he insists that he is sane. For these and all the included works, "The Tell-Tale Heart and Other Writings" is a must-have for every horror or suspense fan.The Tell-Tale Heart is a short story which was written and published in 1843 by the mid-nineteenth century American horror and Gothic author, Edgar Allan Poe.
He speaks through his verses to convey his devastated feelings of despair. Also in the collection are select poems such as "Lenore" and "The Raven." Both stories tell tales of death and lost love about two different women named Lenore Poe's poems mourn these characters, making his words even more poetic and poignant.
Still, madness, anger, and retribution all make their way into the majority of Poe's works. Many of Poe's other popular works are included in the anthology, such as "The Fall of the House of Usher" and "The Cask of Amontillado." Murder is a theme in both the works, though Poe executes his characters in decidedly different ways. Guilt and paranoia flood the narrator, and the audience experiences the narrator's plunge into madness as his fears begin to manifest. As he sits right above the body, he begins to hear the dead man's heart thumping loudly in his ears. In "The Tell-Tale Heart," the narrator has just killed a man and buried him under his floor.
Readers will recognize their favorite horror stories in the collection "The Tell-Tale Heart and Other Writings." Edgar Allen Poe was a master of suspense, horror, and mystery, and his stories, while truly terrifying, are also delightfully entertaining.
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