MS. Found in a Bottle / The Fall of the House of Usher / The Murders in the Rue Morgue / The Pit and the Pendulum / The Tell-Tale Heart / The Black Cat / The Raven / The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar / The Cask of Amontillado / The Masque of the Red Death
Edgar Allan Poe (born Edgar Poe; January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American author, poet, editor, and literary critic, considered part of the American Romantic Movement. Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story and is generally considered the inventor of the detective fiction genre.