Drabble Prompts - Edgar Allan Poe edition
Send me the title of one of these Edgar Allan Poe works, along with a character or two, and I will write a drabble or ficlet based on some of the themes present in the work.
The Pit and the Pendulum: imprisonment, dread, fear of the inevitable.
The Masque of the Red Death: misfortune, gullibility, irony.
The Tell-Tale Heart: paranoia, guilt, confession.
The Island of the Fay: music, nature, life and death.
The Raven: omens, worry, sanity.
The Cask of Amontillado: betrayal, grudge, broken trust.
The Black Cat: hurt, abuse, secrets.
Annabel Lee: true love, death, beauty.
The Murders in the Rue Morgue: supernatural, mysterious, curiosity.
The Purloined Letter: blackmail, coercion, cleverness
A Dream Within a Dream: importance, running out of time, concern.
Ligeia: loss of love, mourning, delusion.
MS. Found in a Bottle: storm, ghost, lost.
William Wilson: doppelganger, jealousy, rivalry.
The Oval Portrait: artist, sacrifice, loyalty.
The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar: experiment, agreement, failure.
The Premature Burial: phobia, caution, obsession.
A Descent into the Maelström: bravery, survival, disaster.
The Gold Bug: omen, blame, searching.
Spirits of the Dead: supernatural, night, mystery.
The Angel of the Odd: curse, luck, messenger.
Berenice: loss, fixation, memory.
Eleonora: letter, confession, affection.
The Fall of the House of Usher: friendship, home, eerie.
Hop-Frog: revenge, humiliation, bullying.
Some Words With a Mummy: conversation, sarcasm, sense of humor.
The Imp of the Perverse: temptation, risk, instinct.
The Sleeper: rest, beloved, nature.
The Man of the Crowd: following, curiosity, fascination.
Mesmeric Revelation: enlightening, wonderment, universe.
The Spectacles: mistake, sight, expectations.
Never Bet the Devil Your Head: twist-of-fate, challenge, morals.
Silence - A Fable: dreams, symbols, nightmares.
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