HORROR STORIESEdgar Allan Poe (1809 1849) was an American writer and poet and one of the most preeminent figures of Gothic Literature. He is widely recognized as a master of the short story form,but also delved into poetry,essays and literary criticismo His work often revolved around dark and macabre thernes,using death and the human mind\'s deepest fears to craft cornplex stories about a vast array of subjecrs. He laid the groundwork for the modern detective