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Three
Tales of Terror: Morella, The Black Cat, and The Facts in the Case of
M. Valdemar
Morella
Since the death of his wife, Morella, 26 years before, Locke, an alcoholic,
has lived alone in a gloomy mansion. One day he is visited by his
daughter, Lenora, whom he blames for his wife's death. Upon entering
Morella's bedroom, Lenora discovers her mother's mummified body lying on a
bed. That night Morella's spirit rises from its corpse and possesses
Lenora. Locke hears Lenora's screams, rushes to her room, and finds
her dead. He sees his daughter's body twitching beneath the sheets and
watches in horror as Lenora's face turns into that of Morella. His
dead wife announces that she has returned to avenge herself; Locke drops a
candle onto the dry bedclothes, and all three perish in flames.
The Black Cat
Drunken, foulmouthed Montresor prefers alcohol to his wife, Annabel, a
seamstress. The lonely Annabel falls victim to the advances of
Fortunato, a fastidious winetaster who has befriended her husband.
Montresor, learning of their affair, drugs Fortunato's amontillado and
entombs him, along with Annabel, in the cellar wall of the house.
Annabel's cat has slipped unnoticed into the tomb, however, and as police
inspect the cellar at Montresor's invitation, the animal's wails betray the
murderer's secret.
The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar
Monsieur Valdemar has forestalled death by allowing Carmichael, a mesmerist,
to keep him in a trance halfway between life and death. Though
Valdemar's young wife, Helene, has fallen in love with her husband's
physician, Dr. Elliot James, she remains faithful to her husband.
Valdemar is in agony, but Carmichael refuses to break the spell unless
Helene agrees to marry him. She consents to the forced marriage,
whereupon Valdemar rises from his bed and envelops Carmichael, who dies of
fright. The spell broken, Valdemar becomes an oozing liquid
surrounding the mesmerist's body. |
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