Mr Sci Fi

I wouldn't necessarily say that Short Story wouldn't exist, but he definately had a profound effect on Horror and pretty much created the mystery genre with Dupin.

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Thoth

you said "nuff said". Please expand on what you meant.

Mr Sci Fi

That's it. He married his thirteen year old cousin. Take that for what you want it to be.

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Truth-Teller

Yes; but wasn't his cousin a rotting corpse, he dug up out of the grave?

ClancyBoy

Yeah, but who among us wouldn't do the same if we had the chance?

Who's with me? Can I get some love here?

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Mr Sci Fi

JER-RY JER-RY JER-RY!

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Thoth

I read Poe at age 10. Great imagination.