Edgar Allan Poe is considered to be a true American genius. He was a man whose dreary horror tales captured and frightened the minds of millions. However, Poe differed from most other acclaimed writers. The readers of his work do not admire Poe because they fall in love with his characters or because his writing touches their hearts, but rather they admire him because he managed to change reality for them. Edgar Allan Poe's skill …showed first 75 words of 1178 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1178 total…Poe's stories, death is portrayed as an only option in what the main character does. The things that take place before the death create a horror and fearful story. In his supernatural fiction Poe dealt with the damnation of death as source of horror and inspiration. Poe's view of death may have been filled with darkness, foreboding, and disillusionment however; Poe's works have lasted beyond the horror to become classics. <Tab/>