Manuscript Found in a Bottle
Edgar Allan Poe
Genre(s): Gothic fiction, Supernatural horror
First publication: Baltimore Saturday Visiter, 1833 (as winner of a fiction prize)
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A nameless narrator sets sail from Java on a mundane voyage, only to be swept into a terrifying supernatural storm. Adrift in a sea of endless darkness, he boards a colossal ghost ship with a crew of spectral ancients, bound for a destination beyond mortal comprehension. With the ship heading toward an otherworldly whirlpool, the narrator's only hope of sharing his tale is to cast his written journal into the sea. Manuscript Found in a Bottle is a chilling tale of cosmic dread, timeless isolation, and the irresistible lure of the unknown.