Cat vs Cask
Well, IP, you may be right; I seem to remember vaguely a story entitled, I think, The Black Cat but I don't remember it much, as it isn't one of my favorites (Cask is a favorite). It certainly isn't The Masque of the Red Death; that one is about the plague or something similar if I remember correctly. Guess I'll have to have a look into my volume of Poe when I get home. Let you know tomorrow.