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Birthday:
1809-01-18
Place of birth:
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Edgar Allan Poe

Overview

Edgar Allan Poe (né Edgar Poe; January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales involving mystery and the macabre. He is widely regarded as one of the central figures of Romanticism and Gothic fiction in the United States and early American literature. Poe was one of the country's first successful short story practitioners and is generally considered the inventor of the detective fiction genre. In addition, he is credited with contributing significantly to the emergence of science fiction. He is the first well-known American writer to earn a living by writing alone, which resulted in a financially difficult life and career.

Poe was born in Boston. He was the second child of actors David and Elizabeth "Eliza" Poe. His father abandoned the family in 1810, and when Eliza died the following year, Poe was taken in by John and Frances Allan of Richmond, Virginia. They never formally adopted him, but he lived with them well into young adulthood. Poe attended the University of Virginia but left after only a year due to a lack of money. He frequently quarrelled with John Allan over the funds needed to continue his education as well as his gambling debts. In 1827, having enlisted in the United States Army under the assumed name of Edgar A. Perry, he published his first collection, Tamerlane and Other Poems, which was credited only to "a Bostonian". Poe and Allan reached a temporary rapprochement after the death of Allan's wife, Frances, in 1829. However, Poe later failed as an officer cadet at West Point, declared his intention to become a writer, primarily of poems, and parted ways with Allan.

Poe switched his focus to prose and spent the next several years working for literary journals and periodicals, becoming known for his style of literary criticism. His work forced him to move between several cities, including Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New York City. In 1836, when he was 27, he married his 13-year-old cousin, Virginia Clemm. She died of tuberculosis in 1847.

In January 1845, he published his poem "The Raven" to instant success. He planned for years to produce his journal, The Penn, later renamed The Stylus. But before it began publishing, Poe died in Baltimore in 1849, aged 40, under mysterious circumstances. The cause of his death remains unknown and has been attributed to many causes, including disease, alcoholism, substance abuse, and suicide.

Poe's works influenced the development of literature worldwide and even impacted such specialized fields as cosmology and cryptography. Since his death, he and his writings have appeared throughout popular culture in art, photography, literary allusions, music, motion pictures, and television. Several of his homes are dedicated museums. In addition, The Mystery Writers of America presents an annual Edgar Award for distinguished work in the mystery genre.

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Known for

Writing
2024 The Pale-Blue Eye Writing Original Story 58
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2024 The Tell-Tale Heart Writing Original Film Writer N/A
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2024 The Raven Writing Short Story N/A
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2024 Never Bet the Devil Your Head Writing Original Story N/A
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2024 The Investigation of a Tell-Tale Heart Writing Original Story N/A
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2024 Terror of the Soul Writing Original Story 58
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2023 The Oval Portrait Writing Original Story N/A
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2023 The Fall of the House of Usher Writing Short Story 75
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2023 Edgar Allan Poe's The Raven Writing Original Story N/A
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2023 The Wooden Ghost Writing Short Story N/A
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2022 Edgar Allan Poe's Ligeia Writing Short Story 58
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2022 The Graves of Edgar Allan Poe and the Women Who Haunted Him Writing Short Story 59
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2022 The Fall of Usher Writing Short Story 59
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2021 Lenore Writing Short Story N/A
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2021 Lady Usher Writing Short Story 59
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2021 A Descent into the Maelström Writing Short Story N/A
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2021 Shadow: A Parable Writing Short Story 58
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2021 Bridal Ballad Writing Short Story N/A
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2021 The Tell Tale Heart Writing Short Story N/A
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2021 The Fall of the House of Usher Writing Short Story 59
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2020 The Bloodhound Writing Original Story 58
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2020 The Masque of the Red Death Writing Short Story N/A
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2020 Poe's Lighthouse Writing Short Story N/A
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2019 The Facts in the Case of Mr. Valdemar Writing Original Story N/A
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2019 Annabel Lee Writing Short Story N/A
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2019 The Oval Portrait Writing Short Story 59
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2019 Steven Berkoff's Tell Tale Heart Writing Story N/A
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2018 The Darkest Hour Writing Short Story N/A
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2018 New Chilling Tales: The Anthology Writing Story N/A
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2018 The Revealing Heart Writing Short Story N/A
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2018 The Raven Writing Writer N/A
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2018 The Raven Writing Short Story N/A
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2017 Amontillado Writing Short Story N/A
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2017 The Invitation Writing Short Story N/A
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2017 Magnicidios Poe Writing Short Story 59
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2016 The Raven (by Edgar Allan Poe) Writing Short Story 59
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2016 The Raven Writing Short Story N/A
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2016 The Lighthouse Writing Original Story 58
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2016 The Tell-Tale Heart Writing Short Story 58
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2016 Edgar Allan Poe's Lighthouse Keeper Writing Short Story 58
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2015 Animus: The Tell-Tale Heart Writing Short Story 59
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2015 Berenice Writing Short Story N/A
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2014 Stonehearst Asylum Writing Short Story 66
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2014 The Raven Writing Short Story N/A
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2014 The Cask of Amontillado Writing Short Story N/A
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2014 Terroir Writing Short Story 58
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2014 The Cask Writing Short Story N/A
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2014 Tales of Poe Writing Short Story 58
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2013 A Cask of Amontillado Writing Short Story N/A
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2013 Entrañas Writing Short Story N/A
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2013 Extraordinary Tales Writing Short Story 59
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2012 The Fall of the House Of Usher Writing Short Story 59
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2012 Riddle of the Black Cat Writing Short Story N/A
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2011 Morella Writing Short Story N/A
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2011 1313: Haunted Frat Writing Short Story 58
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2011 The Tell-tale Heart Writing Short Story N/A
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2011 Cask of Amontilado Writing Short Story 59
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2010 The Tell Tale Heart Writing Story N/A
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2010 Annabel Lee Writing Short Story N/A
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2010 Mea Maxima Culpa Writing Short Story 58
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2009 The Tomb Writing Short Story 57
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2009 La verdad sobre el caso del señor Valdemar Writing Short Story N/A
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2009 The Tell-Tale Heart Writing Short Story 59
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2009 The Tell-Tale Heart Writing Short Story N/A
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2009 The Pit and the Pendulum Writing Short Story 57
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2009 Tell-Tale Writing Short Story 57
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2009 Syner Writing Short Story 58
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2008 Morella Writing Short Story 58
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2008 House of Usher Writing Short Story 57
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2008 The Tell-Tale Heart Writing Short Story 59
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2007 The Raven Writing Short Story 58
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2007 The Black Cat Writing Short Story 58
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2006 The Tell-Tale Heart Writing Short Story 58
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2006 The Masque of the Red Death Writing Short Story 59
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2005 Lunacy Writing Short Story 59
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2005 The Tell Tale Heart Writing Short Story 59
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2004 The Tell-Tale Heart Writing Short Story N/A
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2004 El hombre largo Writing Book N/A
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2003 El barril de amontillado Writing Book N/A
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2003 The Raven Writing Short Story 59
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2003 The Tell-Tale Heart Writing Story N/A
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2002 D.W. Griffith - Years of Discovery 1909-1913 Writing Short Story N/A
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2002 Usher Writing Short Story 59
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2002 Killed by Lightning Writing Short Story 59
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2002 The Mesmerist Writing Short Story 58
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2002 The Fall of the Louse of Usher Writing Original Story 58
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2001 The Tell-Tale Heart Writing Short Story 59
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1999 William Wilson Writing Short Story N/A
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1998 The Cask of Amontillado Writing Short Story N/A
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1997 Morella Writing Short Story 58
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1996 The Gold Bug Writing Short Story N/A
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1995 The Black Cat Writing Short Story 58
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1995 Tiny Toon Night Ghoulery Writing Short Story 58
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1993 Tale of a Vampire Writing Short Story 58
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1992 Fool's Fire Writing Short Story 58
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1991 The Pit and the Pendulum Writing Short Story 58
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1990 Haunting Fear Writing Short Story 58
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1990 The Haunting of Morella Writing Short Story 58
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1990 Two Evil Eyes Writing Short Story 59
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1989 Masque of the Red Death Writing Short Story 58
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1989 Buried Alive Writing Short Story 58
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1989 The Black Cat Writing Short Story 58
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1989 The Tell Tale Heart Writing Short Story N/A
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1988 The Power of Speech Writing Short Story 58
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1988 Heirs of the House of Usher Writing Short Story N/A
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1988 The Raven Writing Story N/A
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1987 The Man of the Crowd Writing Short Story N/A
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1986 The Murders in the Rue Morgue Writing Short Story 59
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1986 Havran v panelovém domě Writing Original Story N/A
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1986 The Tell-Tale Heart Writing Short Story N/A
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1985 The Sphinx Writing Short Story N/A
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1984 The Fall of the House of Usher Writing Short Story 59
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1983 A Cobiça do Sexo Writing Original Story N/A
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1983 The Pit, the Pendulum and Hope Writing Short Story 59
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1983 Revenge in the House of Usher Writing Short Story 58
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1983 Edgar and the Raven Writing Short Story N/A
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1982 The Fall of the House of Usher Writing Short Story 58
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1982 A Vintage Detective Story Writing Short Story N/A
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1981 The Fall of the House of Usher Writing Short Story 58
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1981 The Black Cat Writing Short Story 59
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1981 Ligeia Writing Original Story N/A
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1981 System Writing Short Story N/A
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1980 The Raven Writing Short Story N/A
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1980 The Gold Bug Writing Short Story 58
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1980 What a Honeymoon Writing Short Story 59
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1980 Die schwarze Katze Writing Story N/A
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1979 The Tell-Tale Heart Writing Story N/A
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1979 The Fall of the House of Usher Writing Short Story N/A
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1979 The Tell-Tale Heart Writing Short Story N/A
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1978 The Cask of Amontillado Writing Writer N/A
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1976 William Wilson Writing Short Story N/A
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1976 The Destroying Angel Writing Short Story 58
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1975 The Imp of the Perverse Writing Writer N/A
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1973 Hilda Muramer Writing Short Story N/A
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1973 The Mansion of Madness Writing Short Story 57
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1973 The Sabbat of the Black Cat Writing Short Story N/A
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1973 Imp of the Perverse Writing Story N/A
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1973 The Oval Portrait Writing Short Story 58
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1972 Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key Writing Short Story 59
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1972 One Minute Before Death Writing Story N/A
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1972 The Cask of Amontillado Writing Short Story N/A
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1972 Tell-Tale Hearts Writing Short Story N/A
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1971 Murders in the Rue Morgue Writing Short Story 58
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1971 Legend of Horror Writing Original Story N/A
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1971 The Masque of the Red Death Writing Short Story 59
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1971 The Tell-Tale Heart Writing Short Story 59
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1970 Mask of the Red Death Writing Short Story 58
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1970 An Evening of Edgar Allan Poe Writing Short Story 59
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1970 The Raven Writing Story N/A
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1970 A. C. Dupin zasahuje Writing Short Story N/A
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1969 Edgar Allan Poe’s Annabel Lee Writing Short Story N/A
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1969 The Oblong Box Writing Short Story 58
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1969 Toby Dammit Writing Short Story 59
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1968 Spirits of the Dead Writing Short Story 59
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1968 Toby Dammit Writing Writer 58
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1967 The Torture Chamber of Dr. Sadism Writing Short Story 59
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1966 The Black Cat Writing Short Story 58
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1966 The Tell-Tale Heart Writing Story N/A
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1966 Ágata Writing Short Story 58
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1966 The Fall of the House of Usher Writing Writer N/A
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1965 Terror-Creatures from the Grave Writing Original Concept 58
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1965 War-Gods of the Deep Writing Short Story 57
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1964 El último reloj Writing Short Story 59
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1964 The Tomb of Ligeia Writing Short Story 59
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1964 The Masque of the Red Death Writing Short Story 61
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1964 Castle of Blood Writing Original Concept 60
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1964 The Pit and the Pendulum Writing Short Story 58
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1963 The Tell-Tale Heart Writing Short Story N/A
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1963 The Haunted Palace Writing Short Story 60
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1963 A Barrel of Amontillado Writing Short Story N/A
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1963 Vražda v ulici Morgue Writing Short Story N/A
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1963 The Raven Writing Short Story 60
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1962 Tales of Terror Writing Short Story 60
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1962 The Pit Writing Short Story 58
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1962 The Premature Burial Writing Short Story 59
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1961 The Tell-Tale Heart Writing Story N/A
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1961 The Pit and the Pendulum Writing Short Story 62
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1961 The Tell-Tale Heart Writing Story N/A
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1960 The Tell-Tale Heart Writing Short Story 58
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1960 House of Usher Writing Short Story 61
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1960 Masterworks of Terror Writing Short Story 58
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1959 Berenice Writing Short Story N/A
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1959 Ligeia Writing Short Story N/A
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1959 El corazón delator Writing Short Story N/A
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1958 The Tell-Tale Heart Writing Story N/A
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1958 The Telltale Heart Writing Short Story N/A
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1958 The Tell-Tale Heart Writing Story N/A
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1956 Manfish Writing Short Story 58
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1954 The Tell-Tale Heart Writing Story N/A
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1954 Phantom of the Rue Morgue Writing Short Story 58
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1954 Asylum Writing Short Story 58
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1954 Bérénice Writing Short Story 58
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1953 The Tell-Tale Heart Writing Short Story 60
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1953 The Tell-Tale Heart Writing Short Story 59
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1951 The Raven Writing Short Story 58
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1950 El barril de amontillado Writing Short Story 59
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1950 The Fall of the House of Usher Writing Short Story 58
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1949 Unusual Tales Writing Short Story 58
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1949 Edgar Allan Poe Centenary Writing Story N/A
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1947 Tell-Tale Heart Writing Short Story N/A
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1942 The Mystery of Marie Roget Writing Short Story 58
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1942 The Fall of the House of Usher Writing Short Story 59
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1941 The Tell-Tale Heart Writing Short Story 58
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1941 The Black Cat Writing Short Story 59
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1939 The Tell-Tale Heart Writing Short Story N/A
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1936 The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar Writing Writer 58
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1936 The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar Writing Short Story 58
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1935 The Crime of Doctor Crespi Writing Short Story 58
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1935 The Raven Writing Short Story 60
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1934 The Black Cat Writing Short Story 61
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1934 The Tell-Tale Heart Writing Short Story 59
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1934 The Oval Portrait Writing Short Story N/A
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1932 The Living Dead Writing Short Story 58
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1932 Murders in the Rue Morgue Writing Short Story 59
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1931 Feathered shadows Writing Short Story N/A
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1930 The Strange Bride Writing Story N/A
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1928 The Fall of the House of Usher Writing Writer 59
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1928 The Fall of the House of Usher Writing Short Story 59
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1928 The Fall of the House of Usher Writing Short Story 60
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1928 The Telltale Heart Writing Short Story 59
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1927 Rachmaninoffs Prelude Writing Short Story 58
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1923 A Spectre Haunts Europe Writing Short Story 58
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1922 Ligeia Writing Short Story N/A
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1921 Annabelle Lee Writing Short Story 59
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1919 Eerie Tales Writing Short Story 58
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1919 The Plague in Florence Writing Short Story 58
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1918 The Black Cat Writing Story N/A
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1916 The Double Murder in the Rue Morgue Writing Novel N/A
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1915 The Raven Writing Short Story 58
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1914 The Avenging Conscience Writing Short Story 58
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1914 The Murders in the Rue Morgue Writing Short Story N/A
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1913 Dr. Goudron's System Writing Short Story 59
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1913 The Student of Prague Writing Short Story 58
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1913 The Pit and the Pendulum Writing Short Story 58
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1913 The Bells Writing Short Story N/A
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1913 The Bells Writing Original Story N/A
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1911 The Mask of the Red Death Writing Story N/A
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1910 The Oval Portrait Writing Short Story 58
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1909 The Sealed Room Writing Short Story 58
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1909 The Pit and the Pendulum Writing Short Story N/A
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1908 Sherlock Holmes in the Great Murder Mystery Writing Short Story N/A
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Berenice Writing Original Story N/A
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Usher's Legacy Writing Story N/A
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Le chat noir Writing Writer N/A
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O Coração Delator Writing Book N/A
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Crew
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2021 A Delirious Eye Crew Poem N/A
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