The bloody-minded Montresor leads the pompous Fortunato deep into the catacombs, seeking the famed Amontillado wine. Here we have one of Poe’s most terrifying, and most “beloved” tales. Revenge and pomposity commingle beneath the river’s bed, leading to a delightfully sinister conclusion.
Af Edgar Wallace, Edgar Allan Poe, Arthur Conan Doyle, Edith Nesbit, Algernon Blackwood, Edward S. Ellis, Arthur Quiller-Couch, Arthur O. Friel, Gilbert Parker, Cy Warman, Damien Storan