[Berenice](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL15645808W) Colloquy of Monos and Una [Descent into the Maelstrom](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL273476W) [Fall of the House of Usher](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL41078W) Ligeia Man of the Crowd [Masque of the Red Death](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL41050W) Morella Shadow [Silence — A Fable](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL13370628W) [Tell-tale Heart](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL41059W) [William Wilson](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL16088822W)
Severity reflects intensity, not value — “central theme” means a warning is a core part of the book, not that the book is bad.