The balloon hoax -- Ms. found in a bottle -- A descent into the maelström -- The murders in the Rue Morgue -- The purloined letter -- The black cat -- The fall of the House of Usher -- The pit and the pendulum -- The masque of the red death -- The cask of amontillado -- The assignation -- The tell-tale heart -- Diddling -- The man that was used up -- Narrative of A. Gordon Pym