Happy birthday, Edgar Allan Poe! Check out some of his creepiest stories and poems

It's been nearly 200 years since Edgar Allan Poe established himself as one of the world's all-time great horror writers — but his tales of the macabre have lost none of their mesmerizing power.

Today — which would have been Poe's 206th birthday — take a little time to appreciate some of his best-known works. Here's a creepy animated take on The Tell-Tale Heart:

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Scott Meslow

Scott Meslow is the entertainment editor for TheWeek.com. He has written about film and television at publications including The Atlantic, POLITICO Magazine, and Vulture.