Within their refuge from a terrible plague called the Red Death, Prince Prospero and his court hold an opulent masquerade ball. But one uninvited guest means death for everyone.A pioneer of the short story genre, Poes stories typically captured themes of the macabre and included elements of the mysterious. His better-known stories include The Fall of the House of Usher, The Pit and the Pendulum, The Murders in the Rue Morgue, The Masque of the Red Death and The Tell-Tale Heart.HarperCollins bri ...