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The Black Cat

by Edgar Allan Poeliterary work· published 1822

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"The Black Cat" is a short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe. It was first published in the August 19, 1843, edition of The Saturday Evening Post. In the story, an unnamed narrator has a strong affection for pets until he perversely turns to abusing them.

Adaptations (1)

The Black Cat was adapted into a 1934 film.

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    Maniac
    1934 · film · 51 min · dir. Dwain Esper · IMDb ↗
    IMDb3.789%

    An ex-vaudeville actor is working as the assistant to a doctor who has Frankenstein aspirations. The ex-vaudeville actor kills the doctor and decides to assume the identity of the dead physician.

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