sus·pense n. b. Pleasurable excitement and anticipation regarding an outcome. 3. Anxiety or apprehension resulting from an uncertain, undecided, or mysterious situation. mys·ter·y n. 1. not fully understood or that baffles or eludes the understanding; 2. A work of fiction, a drama, or a film dealing with a puzzling crime.
This is a fabulous suspenseful and ironic episode of The Twilight Zone. Read the Screenplay for The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street by Rod Sterling
Read the most famous poem by Edgar Allan Poe The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe
Read this horrifying story by the master of macabre. The Tell Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe
Read another strange tale by Poe. The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe
Read this tale regarding the Spanish Inquisition. The Pit and the Pendulum by Edgar Allan Poe
I both hate this story and love it for the gruesome and grotesque nature of the narrator. The Black Cat by Edgar Allan Poe
A very symbolic story by Poe. You need to know about the Plague to understand it fully. The Masque of the Red Death
One of my favorite stories! You have to be a detective to understand what is going on at the end. She is a sick old woman. The Landlady by Roald Dahl
One of my most favorite suspense stories. This is where Stephen King got the idea for Pet Cemetery! The Monkey's Paw by WW Jacobs
A pure mystery for Sherlock Holmes to solve. The Speckled Band by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle