Edgar Allan Poe is one of the creepiest, darkest authors in history, and in some ways, he invented the genre we now know as horror. In spite of his enormous influence, though, there have been ...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - As a master of horror and mystery, the work of Edgar Allan Poe has rattled the imaginations of readers for generations. Many might not realize the author has roots in ...

I n the annals of American literary culture, few have left as bold a mark as Edgar Allan Poe. In 1841, with the locked-room mystery “The Murders in the Rue Morgue,” Poe invented the genre of detective ...

When the New York Evening Mirror published Edgar Allan Poe’s poem “The Raven” on January 29, 1845, it catapulted both the work and its author to instant fame. Poe, known for his macabre and ...

No writer has the ability to evoke a sense of horror and dread more effectively than Edgar Allan Poe, born on Jan. 19, 1809, in Boston.

Mr. Kopley intends this biography to be “accessible to all.” Alas, while “Edgar Allan Poe” will no doubt assist those in academia, the armchair Poe enthusiast is likely to find it tough going.