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The Black Cat by Edgar Allan Poe

SCOTT MILLER
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A man and his cat. A bond… broken. Then came the madness. The Black Cat by Edgar Allan Poe… That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.


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Originally published on August 19, 1843, in The Saturday Evening Post—then briefly titled the United States Saturday Post—today’s chilling tale quickly gained traction. That same year, it was reprinted in both The Baltimore Sun and The Pensacola Gazette, cementing its place among Poe’s most haunting works. The Black Cat by Edgar Allan Poe…


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