black cat

Author's name: Edgar Allan Poe

I have now sunk to a level that degrades me beyond the dignity of humanity!... How could such a bestial animal—one I had willingly killed in advance—befall me, a human being created in a dignified image, the opposite of him? Edgar Allan Poe is famous for his Gothic horror writings, in which mystery, evil, and darkness are intertwined. His life itself is one of unremitting misery. His father abandoned him, his mother died while he was still a child, and he was raised by another family. He became addicted to alcohol after his wife's death. He died at the age of forty. His body was found dumped in the road, wearing strange clothes. Mystery still surrounds his death; all his medical records mysteriously disappeared from the hospital to which his body was taken after his death. The Black Cat is a short story in this collection of short stories by Edgar Allan Poe. It was first published in 1843. Although it is a literary story, some consider it a study of the psychology of guilt. An unforgettable story about a black cat that causes a man's life to deteriorate.