Edgar Allan Poe is considered to be the father of the
modern horror and detective story. Poe was an American writer, editor, and literary critic. Poe is best known for
his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales of mystery and
the macabre. He is also regarded
as a central figure of Romantism in the US literature and he was one of the
first writers of short stories in America. Poe is generally considered the
inventor of the detective fiction genre and is further credited with
contributing to the emerging genre of science
fiction. His most famous stories are: The Black Cat, The Facts in the Case of
Mr. Valdhemar, The Pit and the Pendulum, The Mask of the Red Death, The Premature Burial, Legeia, Morella, The Fall of the House of
Usher, and others.
