The Premature Burial

Written by Edgar Allan Poe

Narrated by Cathy Dobson

Nothing on earth is so terrifying as the prospect of waking up to discover you have been buried alive. A sufferer of catalepsy, who has a morbid fear of such a fate, takes every possible precaution. He designs himself a coffin which can be opened from the inside, which is padded, equipt with a bell for attracting attention, placed in an easily opened vault which contains food and water. Imagine then, his horror when he wakes up to find himself in a wooden box, reeking of damp earth and with none of his precautions in place. Poe at his most terrifying!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Red Door Consulting
• Release date: Jul 18, 2013
• ISBN: 9781467669207

Edgar Allan Poe

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Reviews for The Premature Burial

[ktesios · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

A Very interesting read that I liked to listen to

[unfinisheduserna_208 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

nicely narrated. always great to see a lesser-known story from such a prolific author presented in such a digestible way!

[stahl2ricco · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

“To be buried while alive is, beyond question, the most terrific of these extremes which has ever fallen to the lot of mere mortality.”Agreed! The narrator of this story relates several examples of people being buried alive, and then tells us of his own experience. The idea itself makes one shudder...