To me, the indisputable king of horror was Edgar Allan Poe. From the Tell-Tale Heart to The Fall of the House of Usher, Poe evoked terror from paper the likes of which I have rarely felt from other great horror authors like Steven King. And, given the decidedly gothic nature of much of Poe's work, I feel his subject matter fits better with D&D than other, more recent, works. So, in this post we're going to see how to transform two incredible stories from Edgar Allan Poe into horrific adventures for your Dungeons & Dragons fifth edition games.

