Works of Edgar Allan Poe

Many of Poe's works delve into madness and despair. I'm curious how much of his own life shaped the stories' unsettling atmospheres.

The tension often lags before a twist or climax—was that a deliberate choice to heighten suspense or just Poe's style?

His stories often leave me questioning what’s real and what’s supernatural. I wonder what led him to fuse these genres so effectively.