A pioneer of the short story genre, Poeβs stories typically captured themes of the macabre and included elements of the mysterious. His better-known stories include βThe Fall of the House of Usherβ, βThe Pit and the Pendulumβ, βThe Murders in the Rue Morgueβ, βThe Masque of the Red Deathβ and βThe Tell-Tale Heartβ.
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Edgar Allan Poe (1809β49) reigned unrivaled in his mastery of mystery during his lifetime and is now widely held to be a central figure of Romanticism and gothic horror in American literature. Born in Boston, he was orphaned at age three, was expelled from West Point for gambling, and later became a well-regarded literary critic and editor. The Raven, published in 1845, made Poe famous. He died in 1849 under what remain mysterious circumstances and is buried in Baltimore, Maryland.