““Words have no power to impress Words have no power to impress the mind without the exquisite the mind without the exquisite

horror of their realityhorror of their reality””

Nuria Madrid SolanoNuria Madrid SolanoHumanidades, Investigación.Humanidades, Investigación.

He was an American author, poet, editor and literary critic.He was an American author, poet, editor and literary critic.

He was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on January 19, 1809.He was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on January 19, 1809.

Edgar Allan Poe's first love was poetry.Edgar Allan Poe's first love was poetry.

He is considered the inventor of the detective-fiction genre.He is considered the inventor of the detective-fiction genre.

The actual cause of death remains a mystery and speculation has The actual cause of death remains a mystery and speculation has included :included :

Delirium tremens, heart disease, epilepsy, syphilis, meningeal Delirium tremens, heart disease, epilepsy, syphilis, meningeal inflammation, cholera, and rabies.inflammation, cholera, and rabies.

Edgar Allan Poe (1809-

1849)

Poe is now considered the father of Poe is now considered the father of the modern detective story.the modern detective story.

In 1833, the In 1833, the Baltimore Saturday Baltimore Saturday VisiterVisiter published some of his poems published some of his poems and he won a contest in it for his story and he won a contest in it for his story “MS found in a Bottle”“MS found in a Bottle”

In 1835 he became editor and In 1835 he became editor and contributor of the contributor of the Southern Literary Southern Literary MessengerMessenger..

"The Black Cat" it was first published "The Black Cat" it was first published in the August 19, 1843, edition of The in the August 19, 1843, edition of The Saturday Evening PostSaturday Evening Post

Other publications which he contributed Other publications which he contributed to were Burton’s Gentleman’s Magazine, to were Burton’s Gentleman’s Magazine, Graham’s Magazine, Evening Mirror, and Graham’s Magazine, Evening Mirror, and Godey’s Lady’s Book.Godey’s Lady’s Book.

A young couple leads a quiet A young couple leads a quiet home life with his cat. home life with his cat. Alcohol returns to the Alcohol returns to the

violent husbandviolent husband and and ofof his moments of anger his moments of anger

leaves one-eyed cat. leaves one-eyed cat.

Later there is an end to the life Later there is an end to the life of the animal. of the animal.

After this is declared a fire, After this is declared a fire, which leaves a sinister brand which leaves a sinister brand

of a cat hanging on the wall that of a cat hanging on the wall that remains standing.remains standing.

A second cat appears onstage, A second cat appears onstage, equal to the first except one equal to the first except one

thing: thing:

the hair surrounding white the hair surrounding white crew neck.crew neck.

FILM

Roger Corman:

House of Usher (1960), The Pit and the Pendulum

(1961), Tales of Terror (1962),

The Raven (1963), The Masque of the Red Death (1964), and The

Tomb of Ligeia.

Frank Capra:

"The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays" 1957

TELEVISION

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

The Simpsons

Futurama

Beetlejuice

Sabrina The Teenage Witch

The Sopranos

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