Edgar Allan Poe marubuci Ba'amurke ne, mawaƙi, kuma mai sukar adabi wanda ya rayu a ƙarni na 19. Ana ɗaukansa ɗaya daga cikin manyan marubuta a cikin adabin Amurka kuma an san shi musamman don tatsuniyoyi na asiri da macabre. Shahararrun ayyukansa sun hada da "Raven," "The Tell-Tale Heart," da "Faɗuwar House of Usher." Salon rubuce-rubucen Poe yana da alaƙa da yin amfani da alamar alama, bayyananniyar kwatanci, da fahimtar tunani game da halayensa. Ana kuma yaba masa da kasancewa majagaba wajen bunkasa labarin binciken zamani.