[This was written by Edgar Allen Poe and is one of my favorite stories]
Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary
Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore--
While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping
As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door--
"'Tis some visitor," I muttered, "tapping at my chamber door--
Only this and nothing more."
Ah, distinctly I remember it was in the bleak December
And each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor
Eagerly I wished the morrow;--vainly I had sought to borrow
From my books surcease of sorrow--sorrow for the lost Lenore--
For the rare and radiant maiden whom the angels name Lenore--
Nameless here for evermore
And the silken, sad, uncertain rustling of each purple curtain
Thrilled me--filled me with fantastic terrors never felt before
So that now, to still the beating of my heart, I stood repeating
"'Tis some visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door--
Some late visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door;--
This it is and nothing more."
Presently my soul grew stronger; hesitating then no longer
"Sir," said I, "or Madam, truly your forgiveness I implore
But the fact is I was napping, and so gently you came rapping
And so faintly you came tapping, tapping at my chamber door
That I scarce was sure I heard you"--here I opened wide the door;----
Darkness there and nothing more
Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing
Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before
But the silence was unbroken, and the stillness gave no token
And the only word there spoken was the whispered word, "Lenore?"
This I whispered, and an echo murmured back the word, "Lenore!"--
Merely this and nothing more
Back into the chamber turning, all my soul within me burning
Soon again I heard a tapping somewhat louder than before
"Surely," said I, "surely that is something at my window lattice
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Stories to Tell in the Dark
HorrorFrom folk lore, to games, this is Stories to tell in the dark. A series of scary stories guaranteed to make you hide under your covers! This was the first book I made. I'm very proud and I hope you all enjoy it! Feel free to read, favorite, and sho...