Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) was a self-destructive but brilliant writer whose supernatural works formatively shaped the horror and speculative genres. He was also one of the first writers of detective fiction as well as a formidable literary critic.

Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) was a self-destructive but brilliant writer whose supernatural works formatively shaped the horror and speculative genres. He was also one of the first writers of detective fiction as well as a formidable literary critic.