Edgar Allan Poe's pen is responsible for more than seventy short stories, and he is considered the originator of the logical (detective) tale, psychological story, and science fiction novella. The tales presented in this collection are the brightest examples of Poe's "small-format" prose and will allow the reader to form the most complete understanding of the multifaceted talent of the writer. The theme of the novella "Buried Alive" is one of the traditional topics in the author's work and appears in many of his stories, including "Berenice", "The Cask of Amontillado", "The Fall of the House of Usher". Death terrifies humans and attracts them with its mysteries. There have been many cases when people were buried alive, having been mistaken for dead. The hero of the novella suffers from catalepsy, a condition where the state of lethargy can last from several days to several weeks, which causes him to fear being buried alive...