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The Tell-Tale Heart

by Edgar Allan Poe

Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary...

This story tells the haunting journey of guilt and obsession.

Summary

When a mysterious narrator insists on their sanity, recounting the meticulous murder of an old man, listeners are drawn into a chilling tale of extremes—love and hate, sanity and madness.

Analysis

The story explores the dark side of human nature through themes of paranoia and guilt. It's a psychological portrait of a madman driven by inner turmoil.