Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) was an American writer, poet, editor and literary critic, best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre. A central figure of American Romanticism and an originator of the detective fiction genre and the modern short story, his most famous works include the poems "The Raven" and "Annabel Lee" and the short stories "The Tell-Tale Heart", "The Fall of the House of Usher", "The Cask of Amontillado" and "The Pit and the Pendulum" (Wikipedia)