The Revenge Of The Black Cat

In this collection, Katja Alves retells some traditional Swiss myths—exciting, funny, and sometimes gruesome tales from all four regions of the country. The exquisite illustrations were created by nineteen young artists who hail from Switzerland. Illustrations by: Anda, Carole Aufranc, Silvan Borer, Paloma Canonica, Anna Deér, Lucie Fiore, Gregor Forster, Lea Gross, Sara Guerra Rusconi, Mira Gysi, Rina Jost, Patricia Keller, Rahel Messerli, Jakob Näf, Camille Perrochet, Eliane Schädler, Pia Valär, Adam Vogt, and Anna Weber.

Edgar Allan Poe's "The Black Cat" is a short story that explores themes of guilt and perversity. The narrator, haunted by cruelty to his black cat and acts of domestic violence, is consumed by paranoia and madness. His attempt to conceal a crime leads to his own disgrace.

In their latest adventure, the club is looking for Robert's family legend, Cousin Jedediah-a blood thirsty pirate.

After enduring many injuries of the noble Fortunato, Montressor executes the perfect revenge.

The mystical story of cat revenge on the man who killed her kittens. The man who had everything, having offended his house cat, lost his family, health and business.

A sweet little cat drives a man to insanity and murder.... The grim death known as the plague roams a masquerade ball dressed in red.... A dwarf seeks his final revenge on his captors.... A sister calls to her beloved twin from beyond the grave.... Prepare yourself. You are about to enter a world where you will be shocked, terrified, and, though you'll be too scared to admit it at first, secretly thrilled. Here are four tales -- The Black Cat, The Masque of the Red Death, Hop-Frog, and The Fall of the House of Usher -- by the master of the macabre, Edgar Allan Poe. The original tales have been ever so slightly dismembered -- but, of course, Poe understood dismemberment very well. And he would shriek in ghoulish delight at Gris Grimly's gruesomely delectable illustrations that adorn every page. So prepare yourself. And keep the lights on.

"Peter Parker suddenly has several lovely ladies in his life... Michele Gonzales is Peter's take-no-prisoners roommate who's not really his girlfriend. Really. We swear. Norah Winters is the say-anything motormouth journalist who's permanently laid off the editor in her mental newsroom. Mary Jane Watson is the stunning star of film, television and stage desperate to break the ice on a frosty relationship. And now, along comes the Black Cat and her unique contribution to the ol' Parker Luck! But Spidey better sort out his romantic urges, because a pair of threats has been looming on the horizon, and they've finally arrived: The clone-hunting Raptor and the diabolical Norman Osborn!"--P. [4] of jacket.