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Edgar Allan Poe, those who are familiar with that famous name always allow a chill to run down their spines when they hear it. Poe has always been known for his dramatic and eerie writing style that has entertained readers for centuries. Of course we, as the reader, believe it is simply his brillance that sends a cold shudder through our bodies as we curl up on the couch with The Raven or The Masque …

…which ranged from color to color and when you finally reached the end you found yourself inside a room, "closely shrouded in black velvet tapestries that hung all over the ceiling and down the walls, falling in heavy folds upon a carpet of the same material and hue". This obviously represented the room of the red death and the eventual downfall all the masqueraders would certainly meet. <Tab/> Edgar Allan Poe