The Tell-Tale Heart
ByPublisher Description
What if your darkest secret refused to stay buried?
In Edgar Allan Poe's legendary Gothic thriller, The Tell-Tale Heart, readers witness the gripping unraveling of a mind plagued by madness and unbearable guilt. This haunting tale follows an unnamed narrator who is driven to murder by an obsession with an old man's "evil eye." Yet even the most carefully hidden crime cannot escape the relentless beating of conscience.
This modern translation revitalizes Poe's iconic tale, making the timeless exploration of guilt, paranoia, and madness vividly accessible for today's readers.
What You'll Discover in This Modern Translation:
- A Terrifying Descent into Madness - Witness the chilling mental breakdown of a murderer who insists he is sane.
- Gripping Psychological Horror - Feel the suffocating tension as paranoia builds with each passing moment.
- The Haunting Power of Guilt - Experience how a hidden crime festers, consuming the perpetrator from within.
- Edgar Allan Poe's Dark Masterpiece - Rediscover Poe's iconic tale of obsession and psychological terror through this compelling modern adaptation.
Prepare yourself for Poe's chilling classic, where the heartbeat of guilt is impossible to silence, and madness lurks beneath the mask of sanity.
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