... Edgar's stories were about places he had lived in his childhood: "A tale of the Rugged Mountains" in Charlottesville, "The Gold Bug" in South Carolina. And "William Wilson" in Stoke Newington. This is also reason to believe that Poe used his life experiences for his stories (Roseinheim, Rachmen Pg. 44). Poe ... upon his face while in bed." Later he confessed. "I still dislike the dark. I believe the demons take advantage of the night to mislead the unwary. Although, you know, I don't believe in them." These "demons" apparently haunted Poe all of his life. Not only in his every day activit...

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