Edgar Allan Poe

Although I loved the other author's works, I had to choose Edgar Allan Poe almost instantly. Especially because I've loved Tell-Tale Heart ever since I first read it in high school. I love Poe's creepy genre because, to me, it is so easily visualized while he tells the story, which makes it even scarier. It was likely to give me nightmares when I first read it too! I just loved how he describes the eye as being this representation of evil and the point of view from a mad man. It is all so interesting to me because Poe puts you directly into it. I might also be a little prejudice because I particularly like Poe's work above many others. It is just something that I have personally chosen to read over and over again. I bought a huge book with his collection of poems and short stories and it's one of my favorite things on my book shelf! The dark, eeriness of his writing is what grabs me. Tell-Tale Heart and The Fall of the House of Usher will always be my all-time favorites!