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The Horror Story

The Horror Story. Where did Poe get his inspiration for “ The Tell Tale Heart”?. Edgar’s inspiration for this story is thought to come from horror stories written by Charles Dickens and Edward Buwler Lytton. How did Edgar Allen Poe become a horror writer?.

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The Horror Story

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  1. The Horror Story

  2. Where did Poe get his inspiration for “The Tell Tale Heart”? Edgar’s inspiration for this story is thought to come from horror stories written by Charles Dickens and Edward Buwler Lytton.

  3. How did Edgar Allen Poe become a horror writer? Poe was a good writer at a young age and his work in school showed signs of improvement so he decided that he wanted to be a writer so that he could show to the world how horrible his life had been.

  4. How did Stephen King become a horror writer? He discovered that there was nothing else he was made to do. He loved to write, so he pursued it.

  5. Who was Stephen King’s inspiration? Some of Stephen King’s inspiration came from Edgar Allen Poe but the writer that he says most influenced him would be Richard Matheson. RIP WG RIP RIP

  6. Their Writing Styles Edgar Allen Poe: Writes more lyrically Is very poetic Uses old English Stephen King Writes more literally Makes things seem like they could happen in real life.

  7. Comparison Edgar Allen Poe Stephen King Similarities

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