Many of the writer’s horror stories were based on haunted realities.

To a greater extent than is the case with most authors, Edgar Allan Poe’s life story lived up to his writing. Always infused with suspense, paranoia and creeping insanity, Poe’s stories and poetry ...

Wondering who is the Godfather of horror stories? Edgar Allan Poe leads the pack. Poe revolutionized the genre in the 1840s with his first-person narrative stories like “The Black Cat,” “The Pit and ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." No other 19 th century author is as omnipresent in today’s pop culture as Edgar Allan Poe. He has ...