* "The Tell-Tale Heart": This chilling tale features an unnamed narrator who obsessively watches an old man with a "vulture eye." Driven to madness, the narrator murders the old man and hides the body under the floorboards. However, his guilt and paranoia consume him, and he believes he can hear the old man's beating heart beneath the floorboards, ultimately confessing his crime to the police.
* "The Raven": This iconic poem is often considered a short story due to its narrative structure. A grieving man is visited by a raven who only speaks the word "Nevermore." As the raven repeats this word, the man descends deeper into despair and madness, grappling with his loss and the futility of his attempts to find solace.