A pioneer of the short story genre, Poeâs stories typically captured themes of the macabre and included elements of the mysterious. His better-known stories include âThe Fall of the House of Usherâ, âThe Pit and the Pendulumâ, âThe Murders in the Rue Morgueâ, âThe Masque of the Red Deathâ and âThe Tell-Tale Heartâ.
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Edgar Allan Poe (1809â49) reigned unrivaled in his mastery of mystery during his lifetime and is now widely held to be a central figure of Romanticism and gothic horror in American literature. Born in Boston, he was orphaned at age three, was expelled from West Point for gambling, and later became a well-regarded literary critic and editor. The Raven, published in 1845, made Poe famous. He died in 1849 under what remain mysterious circumstances and is buried in Baltimore, Maryland.