The Masque Of Red Death Response

I would say the darkest story I have read would be The Masque of Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe. The story is about how a fatal disease struck a country. Prince Prospero doesn’t show care about the poor dying subjects. He avoids whats going on the outside by throwing a masquerade in his castle with his friends. He has a seven rooms that are set up with different colors: blue, purple, orange, violet, white, and black. The black room has dark blood windows, black walls and a dark clock which chimes every hour which makes the guest feel nervously uncomfortable. They continue to party and once the clock strikes midnight, there is a silence in the room. The guest start to notice someone who they have never seen before who is dressed as a corpse.