“Words have no power to impress the mind without the exquisite horror of their reality”
– Edgar Allan Poe
The Master of Horror believed that every individual, no matter how “normal” he may appear, was capable of descending into madness. Poe dared to take a sneak peek at the deep, dark territories of the human mind, which were left largely unexplored by the other writers of his era. Greatly inspired by “Gothic” fiction, Poe observed with great insight the minutely spun web that is human psyche. A poet, an author and a literary critic, Poe also revolutionized and perfected the short story genre. 207 years ago, on this very day, America saw the birth of the man who was to become the greatest treasure in the history of literature.
As a tribute to The Master of Horror, these are a few facts that we bet you didn’t know about him –
Poe dealt with the macabre in his works, but he did not let the supernatural or the horror and fear dominate his poems or stories. His works have reached hundreds of readers, across cultures and across generations because he acknowledged the presence of a mystical world, beyond the realms of the “real world” we exist in.
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