'The Black Cat' is a short story written by -

Edgar Allan Poe(1809–49):
American short-story writer, poet, critic, and editor who is famous for his cultivation of mystery and the macabre.
His some notable works are:
- The Black Cat
- The Tell-Tale Heart
- The Masque of the Red Death
- The Murders in the Rue Morgue
- The Fall of the House of Usher etc.
His ''The Raven'' (1845) numbers among the best-known poems in national literature.
[Source: Website Lecture and Encyclopaedia Britannica]