Edgar Allen Poe

INTRODUCTION
Edgar Allan Poe was a master of his craft, gifted with the talent of introducing each reader to their own subconscious fears. Poe was one of the first writers to initiate horror, and mystery into literature and poetry. He is blessed- or perhaps cursed- with an imagination that set higher standards in the field of writings. However morbid or dark it may be, Poe's writings continue to have an impact on the world of prose. At a young age Poe would begin a chain of events, eventually triggering a drinking problem that would induce the majority of his psychological troubles l…