Edgar Allan Poe is an infamous writer best known for his poems and short fiction. He created the detective story and perfected the psychological thriller. Poe also produced some of the most influential literary criticism of his time. He had a very troubled life filled with poverty and abandonment. It is apparent that his life story contributes to his gothic infatuation for the death of a beautiful woman, and the psychological thriller, the themes in most of his work.

Born on January 19, 1809 in Boston, Massachusetts, Poe was subject to poverty. Both o

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