Edgar A. Poe After reading some of his works in class, one realizes that his mysterious style of writing is greatly appealing. Although many critics have different views on Poe's writing style, it was said, “Poe has an uncanny talent for exposing our common nightmares and hysteria lurking beneath our carefully structured lives. In many of Poe's works, setting is used to paint a dark and gloomy picture in our minds. I think that this …showed first 75 words of 1008 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1008 total…outlook of his stories. While it is still clear to one that narrative style and setting have a great deal to do with the development of Poe's short stories, I also realize now that we can't overlay and entangle with other aspects of the story, making them equally as significant. I will end with a question that I often wonder. What about Poe’s stories are so appealing to so many people around the world?