Edgar Allan Poe and His Influence on Modern Horror Movies

Abstract

This paper looks into the important presence of Edgar Allan Poe’s short stories and poems in modern horror stories between 1960 and the present. It shows how even movies that are plot vice a distance from Poe lends from the environment of Poe and allows Poe a presence in the movie. This paper looks at some misconceptions about the interpretation of Poe’s life and how it has been depicted in both biographical. It shows the influence of Poe on the modern horror genre and the niche interest groups who identify with an attraction to the macabre. Poe, himself, was and is known as the master of the macabre, a title he earned because of his direct access to universal fears in his stories. This paper concludes that Poe’s influence on modern horror movies is essential and almost a must when ideas for the genre are formed, Poe seems to has become the foundation for the development of stories of horror. The paper also looks at the adaptations of Poe’s life and determines that his life often seems synonymous with his stories. This paper claims that Poe was ahead of his time and that his stories show a highly evolved foresight into the genre of horror and gore.