"The Black Cat" is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe. It was first published in the August 19, 1843, edition of The Saturday Evening Post. 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."El gato negro" (t�tulo original en ingl�s: The Black Cat) es un cuento de horror del escritor estadounidense Edgar Allan Poe, publicado en el peri�dico Saturday Evening Post de Filadelfia en su n�mero del 19 de agosto de 1843. La cr�tica lo considera uno de los m�s espeluznantes de la historia de la literatura.