"The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe. First published, 1845.

A story that'll have you guessing: what happened in the woods?

A story where the truth is drowned inside a well.

A story of love and laughter coupled with fear.

A story about an imaginary friend with really cruel ideas.

A story of old salvage and its weight in blood.

A story of a haunted house and the evil spirits roaming off the walls.

A story about a prepper who falls for his alarm.

A story about a man who's stuck inside... his own corpse.

A story of a girl who climbs through hell one step at a time.

A story that falls down the pit of despair.

A story about those who need a higher calling.

A story of a world severed from all connection.

A story of a face-to-face encounter with an ominous collector.

A story of a cousin that left to join the circus.

A story that shows how easy your life can be skinned apart.

A story of a circus, avarice, and a curious creation.

A story of stale love turned to strife by a secret admirer.

A story that is no laughing matter.

A story about a sequence that outnumbers the rest.