Poe was one of the earliest American writers to focus on the shortstory and is credited with inventing the detective fiction genre. Butit is for his horror stories that he is world famous today, greatshort stories that are widely known, including, The Pit and thePendulum, The Cask of Amontillado, The Tell-Tale Heart, The Black Cat, The Fall of the House of Usher, and The Purloined Letter are amongsthis most popular short stories.
Poe was one of the earliest American writers to focus on the shortstory and is credited with inventing the detective fiction genre. Butit is for his horror stories that he is world famous today, greatshort stories that are widely known, including, The Pit and thePendulum, The Cask of Amontillado, The Tell-Tale Heart, The Black Cat, The Fall of the House of Usher, and The Purloined Letter are amongsthis most popular short stories.
