A Tribute to Edgar Allan Poe

Hi there all fans of mystery, suspense and horror

Edgar Allan Poe is one of the most famous writers of supernatural fiction and widely credited with creating the detective story. He is further credited with contributing to the emerging genre of science fiction in the mid-1800's. Poe is considered an important figure in the American Romantic Movement and he was one of the earliest American writers of short stories, and the first to try and earn a living by writing alone, resulting in financial difficulties througout his relatively short life.

Poe's work can be explored in the following three thematic groupings of themes: Love and Loss, Fear and Terror, Madness and Obsession.

Some of Poe's most recognisable works are: 'The Raven', 'The Tell-Tale Heart', 'The Pit and the Pendulum', 'The Black Cat', 'The Fall of the House of Usher' and 'The Masque of the Red Death' to name few.

Play the video of 'The Raven' below to look at the animated version of one of the most well-known poems ever written.