This author of (*) "Metzengerstein" and "Hop-frog" created a narrator whose house burns down after he uses a knife to gouge the eye out of Pluto, the title creature.
One story by this author opens by commenting on the belief of metempsychosis in Hungary and concludes with Baron Frederick riding a fiery horse into a burning castle. One of his narrators tries to keep the writer Ernest in a mesmeric state while near the point of death, only for his body to liquefy after several months. A different story by this author describes eight men who are dressed up as orangutans that are burnt alive by the vindictive title dwarf. This author of (*) "Metzengerstein" and "Hop-frog" created a narrator whose house burns down after he uses a knife to gouge the eye out of Pluto, the title creature. In another of his stories, Fortunato is trapped behind a row of stones by the narrator Montresor. For 10 points, name this author of "The Black Cat," and "The Cask of Amontillado."
One story by this author opens by commenting on the belief of metempsychosis in Hungary and concludes with Baron Frederick riding a fiery horse into a burning castle.
Edgar Allan Poe