"The Black Cat" is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe.
It is a study of the psychology of guilt, often paired in analysis with Poe\'s "The Tell-Tale Heart." In both, a murderer carefully conceals his crime and believes himself unassailable, but eventually breaks down and reveals himself, impelled by a nagging reminder of his guilt..
It was first published in the August 19, 1843, edition of The Saturday Evening Post. "The Black Cat" is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe