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Edgar Allan Poe pioneered detective fiction and horror — master of mood swings.

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Poe’s “The Murders in the Rue Morgue” (1841) is often cited as an early modern detective story, introducing a brilliant analytical solver prototype. His gothic tales also shaped psychological horror and the short story form.

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