The Black Cat
"The Black Cat" is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe. It was first published in the August 19, 1843, edition of The Saturday Evening Post. It is a study of the psychology of guilt, often paired in analysis with Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart". In both, a murderer carefully conceals his crime and believes himself unassailable, but eventually breaks down and reveals himself, impelled by a nagging reminder of his guilt.
Dark & BroodingStrange & UnsettlingMysteriousThought-ProvokingThe inescapable weight of guiltThe fragility of human sanityThe corruption of domestic loveThe haunting power of memory
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