Poe’s short story “Ligeia” does not contain a black cat, but the 1964 film adaptation by Roger Corman does. The story tells of a man haunted by the spirit of his dead wife (a black cat) and what effect it has on his current marriage.

The framed poster of the movie used to hang above my bed.

Now it hangs in my bathroom.

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