Tales of Mystery & Imagination

　　如同踏入漩渦般被捲入黝暗的世界，街道沿路盡是瘋子與他們陰險邪惡的行徑，穿過墳墓刺骨的冰寒，我們進入暗藏秘密的房間……。《顫慄的角落》收錄美國 短篇小說大師愛倫坡的三個驚悚代表作--〈阿蒙提拉多酒桶〉、〈黑貓〉和〈亞瑟公館的倒塌〉。〈阿蒙提拉多酒桶〉，一樁精心設計的復仇謀殺案，史上公認最 完美的短篇小說；〈黑貓〉，一個兇殘酗酒者的告白，是愛倫坡最有名的故事；〈亞瑟公館的倒塌〉，玄秘晦暗的家族歷史，導致世居大宅的主人日漸陰鬱，終至精 神錯亂踏上悲劇之路……，是愛倫坡最經典的哥德式鬼魅風格代表作。 在愛倫坡那陰鬱的筆調、合乎邏輯的緊湊情節安排以及挖掘人心的深入描寫之下，人類隱藏在心底深處的慾望、邪念、軟弱、殘暴……張牙舞爪、傾巢而出。美國插 畫大師蓋瑞凱力則抓住了故事中的迷霧與暗影，尖銳而黑暗的插畫，不但增強了愛倫坡哥德式的文風，更為讀者開啟一扇門，進入愛倫坡--也是人心的幽暗世界。 《顫慄的角落》不僅是故事，更是真實世界的顯影，在在提醒我們--人心看不見的角落，是最令人顫慄的角落。

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愛倫坡（Edgar Allan Poe, 1809 ~ 1849）

　　愛倫坡出生於波士頓，父母很早就去世，所以是由身為菸商的教父—艾倫夫婦收養。

　　從小就酷愛文學，曾經先後就讀維吉尼亞大學和西點軍校，可是因為他的放蕩不羈、喜好酗酒而遭到開除的命運。

　　於二十七歲時與表妹維琴妮雅結婚，並於此期間完成許多著名作品，並曾在費城、紐約等地擔任過雜誌編輯，可是因為待遇普遍不佳，所以一直生活在貧病交迫中。當妻子因久病去世，愛倫坡自此孤獨憔悴，終因酗酒無度，於一八四九年十月七日嚥下最後一口氣，得年四十歲。

　　他創作豐富，一生共創作午十餘首詩、七十餘篇的短篇小說和無數的評論，可謂鬼才作家。

　 　Edgar Allan Poe (January 19, 1809 - October 7, 1849) was an American author and poet; his short stories include "The Fall of the House of Usher," "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," "The Pit and the Pendulum," and "The Tell-Tale Heart."