Taphophobia: the morbid, claustrophobic fear of being buried alive. Discover the chilling depths of a fear so potent, it dominates a man's entire existence. Driven to the brink by a nervous disorder that causes our narrator to slip into death-like trances, he dedicates his life to taking meticulous precautions against being mistaken for dead. However, after waking in a terrifyingly confined and dark space, he is plunged into the very ordeal he so desperately tried to prevent. The ensuing nightmare forces him to confront his deepest fear, testing his reason against the absolute terror of the living tomb. From the definitive master of the macabre, Edgar Allan Poe, comes a harrowing and visceral exploration of mankind's most primal fear. The Premature Burial, first published in 1844, is a chilling classic of gothic horror and psychological terror. This gripping short story, which popularized the cultural fear of being prematurely interred, is essential reading for fans of classic horror and psychological suspense.