Complete Stories and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe by Edgar Allan Poe (1991, Hardcover, Reissue)

He may be known to most people as Edgar Allan Poe. He was by far the father of the short horror story, and the greatest of them all. His tales are sick and twisted to the point of disgust, but you cannot deny is absolute gift in this genre. He paints the scene with such morbid detail that he is considered one of the best writers in his genre of the American literature scene of all time.

Still to this day, his tales unearth the horrors inside men that we still shun today and pretend we don't have inside us. He brings to the light of day, evil inside us that most people prefer not to even dare imagine.

Often his poems and tales are recreated or enacted in other modern day stories or television, but with such discredit that its hardly worth watching them.

I highly recommend his writings to anyone who would like to imagine what its like for a man or woman to dwell into madness and what it must really be like for them.

A++++++ And definately worth reading, especially a few poems, in particular, The Raven, which is one of my favourites. Also, make sure you read his short stories: The tell tale heart, The black cat, and The facts in the case of M Valdemar.

I hope this review is helpful.