Content & Trigger Warnings for The Tell-Tale Heart and Other Writings (1980)
6 content warnings identified for this book.
Quick Summary
Yes, The Tell-Tale Heart and Other Writings (1980) contains 6 content warnings : Grief / bereavement (major focus), Suicide (discussed or ideation), Blood / medical gore, Body horror, Confined spaces (claustrophobia), Gore / graphic violence.
The most severe warnings are for Body horror (severity 4/5), Confined spaces (claustrophobia) (severity 4/5), Gore / graphic violence (severity 5/5).
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| Warning | Severity | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mental Health & Emotional | |||
| Grief / bereavement (major focus) | 3/5 | Depicted | Grief and mourning throughout |
| Suicide (discussed or ideation) | 3/5 | Depicted | Madness and death obsession themes |
| Phobias & Sensory | |||
| Blood / medical gore | 3/5 | Depicted | Blood imagery in horror stories |
| Body horror | 4/5 | Depicted | Decomposition and body horror imagery |
| Confined spaces (claustrophobia) | 4/5 | Depicted | Premature burial and entombment |
| Violence & Physical Harm | |||
| Gore / graphic violence | 5/5 | Depicted | Graphic horror violence throughout Poe's works |
Mental Health & Emotional
Phobias & Sensory
Violence & Physical Harm
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