The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 2 Edgar Allan Poe THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH The “Red Death” had long devastated the country. No pestilence had ever been so fatal, or so hideous. Blood was its Avatar and its seal—the redness and the horror of blood. There were sharp pains, and sudden … Continue reading CHAPTER X of The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 2 – A0202