Der Doppelmord in der Rue Morgue. Das Geheimnis der Marie Rogêt. [Purloined Letter](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL41065W) Der Mann der Menge. [William Wilson](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL16088822W) [Tell-tale Heart](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL41059W) [Fall of the House of Usher](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL40987W) [Black Cat](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL41068W) Der Teufel der Verkehrheit. [Cask of Amontillado](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL41016W) Der Goldkäfer. Du bist der Mann. [Pit and the Pendulum](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL273550W) Hopp-Frosch. Metzengerstein.
Severity reflects intensity, not value — “central theme” means a warning is a core part of the book, not that the book is bad.