" The Black Cat " is a short story by the American writer Edgar Allan Poe. It was first published in the August 19, 1843, edition of The Saturday Evening Post. In the story, an unnamed narrator has a strong affection for pets until he perversely turns to abusing them.

“The Black Cat” is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe originally published in the Saturday Evening Post in 1843. Like many of Poe’s stories, “The Black Cat” centers a murderous narrator who describes his crimes.