Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe (1809-01-19 — 1849-10-07) was an American author best known for his poetry and short stories which usually have dark macabre themes which have greatly influenced Gothic literature and romanticism, particularly the horror and detective genres.
Personal
I first learned about Poe from his poem, The Raven, when I was a boy, but I didn't start reading any of his other work until my mid thirties. In general, I find his writing to be certainly mood-inducing, but it always feels like he's trying too hard to be scary. He also uses the word "countenance" far too frequently. I like to read his work around Halloween time to help put me in the mood.
Works I've Read
| Title | Published | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Alone | 1829-??-?? | 10 |
| The Black Cat | 1843-08-19 | 6 |
| The City in the Sea | 1836-08-?? | 4 |
| The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar | 1845-12-?? | 12 |
| The Fall of the House of Usher | 1839-09-?? | 5 |
| The Haunted Place | 1839-04-?? | 9 |
| The Masque of the Red Death | 1842-05-?? | 2 |
| The Pit and the Pendulum | 1842-??-?? | 3 |
| The Purloined Letter | 1844-12-?? | 11 |
| The Raven | 1845-01-?? | 1 |
| The Tell-Tale Heart | 1843-01-?? | 7 |
| To —— —— (Not long ago, the writer of these lines...) | 1829-??-?? | 8 |
Links
- poestories.com - Fan page.
