Ep. 4 - Alone

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This episode follows Edgar Allan Poe as he confronts increasingly disturbing spirits who seek his help in telling their stories. At a séance, Poe encounters the tortured ghost of Mary Ward (The Black Cat) , a woman murdered by her mentally unstable husband, and agrees to write her story so her sister can discover the truth. ​ Poe's next visitor is Giovanni Montresor (The Cask of Amontillado) , who reveals that he murdered a cruel man named Vittorio to save his beloved Claudia from continued abuse. Poe's encounters with the dead blur the line between horror and compassion, showing how his stories become a way for restless spirits to find justice, closure, or peace while forcing Poe to…