Edgar Allan Poe's influence on both detective and horror fiction is indeed so profound that he is often regarded as the father of both genres.
I read Poe in elementary school, possibly, and definitely in high school. He terrorized me then and I've never been a fan.
However, he certainly earned his position of the father of modern horror.
I read Poe in elementary school, possibly, and definitely in high school. He terrorized me then and I've never been a fan.
However, he certainly earned his position of the father of modern horror.