Tales of Horror Author:Edgar Allan Poe "The Oblong Box" and "Murders in the Rue Morgue" are among this collection of short stories from the master of horror, Edgar Allan Poe. — Poe began life as an enlisted man in the US Army. Rising to the rank of sergeant, he gained admission to the United States Military Academy at West Point. Although he failed to graduate, his fellow cadets took ... more »up a collection to publish his first book of poems.« less