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Pill Pod 149 - Gothic Horror: Edgar Allen Poe & The Fall of The House of Usher

PlasticPills - Philosophy & Critical Theory Podcast

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Analysis of Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Black Cat'

In this chapter, the hosts discuss the storyline of Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Black Cat' and its parallels to his other work, 'The Tell-Tale Heart'. They explore the symbolism of the black cat, the narrator's guilt and paranoia, and the theme of subconscious seeping into conscious life.

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