Tales of Mystery and Imagination

Episode 2

The Oval Portrait

An artist's obsessive quest for perfection is literally life-consuming.

Episode 3

Berenice

Gentleman suffering from monomania has a secret and very bizarre obsession involving his new wife.

Episode 4

The Black Cat

A wife-murderer falls foul of a cat.

Episode 5

Ligeia

Ligeia was a larger-than-life personality. And perhaps she's larger than death, too.

Episode 6

The Cask of Amontillado

Montresor is not as fond of Fortunato as the latter believes, and when he invited Fortunato to taste some special Amontillado sherry down in the cellar, he has a hidden agenda.

Episode 7

Mr. Valdemar

A dying Mr. Valdemar agrees to a hypnotist's experiment. Just before Valdemar's death, he will be placed in a state of hypnosis.

Episode 8

The Tell-Tale Heart

A murderer is haunted by the sound of his victim's heart, still somehow beating.

Episode 9

Morella

An unnamed narrator marries Morella, a philosophy scholar, who spends most of her time in bed reading and teaching. Realizing her deterioration, her husband becomes frightened and wishes for his wife's death and eternal peace.

Episode 10

The Pit and the Pendulum

The pendulum swings ever lower into the pit, at whose base a man is bound and immobilized; and its blade is razor-sharp.

Episode 11

The Masque of the Red Death - Part 1

Outside, the terrible disease called the Red Death is ravaging the countryside; but inside the Prince Prospero prepares an elaborate masquerade party.

Episode 12

The Masque of the Red Death - Part 2

A horrible figure intrudes upon Prospero's masquerade party.

Episode 13

Biographical Portrait

This short biography of Poe commences with his marriage to child bride Virginia.