The Premature Burial

<p><strong>Taphophobia: the morbid claustrophobic fear of being buried alive. Discover the chilling depths of a fear so potent it dominates a man's entire existence.</strong></p><p>Driven to the brink by a nervous disorder that causes our narrator to slip into death-like trances he dedicates his life to taking meticulous precautions against being mistaken for dead. However after waking in a terrifyingly confined and dark space he is plunged into the very ordeal he so desperately tried to prevent. The ensuing nightmare forces him to confront his deepest fear testing his reason against the absolute terror of the living tomb.</p><p>From the definitive master of the macabre Edgar Allan Poe comes a harrowing and visceral exploration of mankind's most primal fear. <em>The Premature Burial</em> first published in 1844 is a chilling classic of gothic horror and psychological terror.</p><p>This gripping short story which popularized the cultural fear of being prematurely interred is essential reading for fans of classic horror and psychological suspense.</p>