A number of his houses are now dedicated museums. (Literary style of Edgar Allan Poe). Poe is an important author in American literature. He is recognized for having invented the detective genre and using the short story. Its gothic and spooky style is interesting and creates a suspenseful and scary ambiance. Poe was part of the Romanticism literary movement. This movement emphasizes emotion and imagination, rather than logic and scientific thinking. Poe's stories reveal the dark and depressing nature of human beings. Edgar Allan Poe had a sad and oppressed life until it ended surprisingly with unknown causes of death on October 7, 1849. Poe contributed to the Gothic and horror that we all know today. Poe will always be remembered as the American author who created the detective genre and used the short story. Poe's horror, characters, and plots will live on through the ages. Its themes are used throughout America today in films, poems and stories. Edgar Allan Poe was a prodigy of his time, a dark genius and a broken man.