A review by shelflife
The Premature Burial by Edgar Allan Poe

5.0

The story surrounds a man that is so afraid of being buried alive due to an illness he has which gives him the appearance of death, that he lives in constant fear of it. He makes those around him promise to not assume he is dead as it could be the trance he is in which is part of his illness. He creates a special vault in which to be interred in with escape routes, just in case of premature burial. He is in a state of unrest at all times for fear if he sleeps, he will have his fit and those around him will assume him dead that he is almost delirious with heart-pounding fear.

I love this story's overall message about truly living or living a living-death. It's a great lesson for us all. I cannot share the ending it would a huge spoiler.

REcommended.