"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. "Le Chat Noir" (titre original en anglais: The Black Cat) est une histoire d'horreur de l'ecrivain americain Edgar Allan Poe, publiee dans le journal Saturday Evening Post de Philadelphia dans son numero du 19 aout 1843. Les critiques le considerent l'un des plus effrayants de l'histoire de la litterature.