{"product_id":"book-yfkw","title":"Morella","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Morella\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Edgar Allan Poe\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNarrator:\u003c\/strong\u003e Amazon bestselling horror author Jonathan Dunne\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal Publication:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 1835 (in the \u003cem\u003eSouthern Literary Messenger\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublic Domain:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeries Placement:\u003c\/strong\u003e Number 52 in the \u003cem\u003eTimeless Terrors\u003c\/em\u003e series\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMorella\u003c\/em\u003e, Edgar Allan Poe delivers a chilling study of identity and the uncanny. The narrator's wife, the brilliant and enigmatic Morella, immerses herself in metaphysical philosophy, her deepening knowledge unsettling her husband as her presence grows increasingly oppressive. When she dies in childbirth, he believes her influence has ended-until their daughter begins to mirror Morella with unsettling precision.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the child matures into her mother's likeness, the narrator's dread intensifies. At her baptism, he names her \"Morella,\" prompting the girl to cry, \"I am here!\" before she dies. In the family tomb, he discovers that the original Morella's body has vanished, leaving only the terrifying suggestion of a soul returned.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNarrated by Amazon bestselling horror author Jonathan Dunne, this performance captures the tale's quiet tension and philosophical darkness, bringing Poe's fusion of the supernatural and psychological terror into sharp focus. While the text is in the public domain, this narration is an original performance and copyright © 2025 Jonathan Dunne.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the fifty-second entry in \u003cem\u003eTimeless Terrors\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMorella\u003c\/em\u003e remains one of Poe's most haunting meditations on death, identity, and the chilling possibility that the self may never truly fade.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"INAudio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":50413923336496,"sku":"BDyfkw","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/yfkw-Square-cover.jpg?v=1776354300","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-yfkw","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}