It is hard for me to nail down a favorite Poe story, but if forced to choose one I would probably say The Pit and The Pendulum.
In the fun category I’ll toss in O. Henry’s The Ransom of Red Chief.
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"Serious sport has nothing to do with fair play. It is bound up with hatred, jealousy, boastfulness, and disregard of all the rules."
-- George Orwell, Shooting an Elephant
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