Looking at the two best-known horror writers, Edgar Allan Poe and Stephen King on a surface level, it is obvious that the two have similar styles in writing and genre. However, their biographies are far from similar. With analyzing the two, it is amazing to see how completely different the two truly is.
The style of writing for Edgar Allan Poe was gothic writing. He started writing in his twenties and “continued to struggle living in poverty, got a break when one of his short stories won a contest in the Baltimore Saturday Visiter” (Biography.com). He tried his luck in New York City for a job opportunity in editorial position. He continued to write stories and grabbed people’s attention.
Edgar Allan Poe is from Boston, Massachusetts. He didn’t
The style of writing for Edgar Allan Poe was gothic writing. He started writing in his twenties and “continued to struggle living in poverty, got a break when one of his short stories won a contest in the Baltimore Saturday Visiter” (Biography.com). He tried his luck in New York City for a job opportunity in editorial position. He continued to write stories and grabbed people’s attention.
Edgar Allan Poe is from Boston, Massachusetts. He didn’t