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EDGAR ALLAN POE (1809-1849): The undisputed master of American Gothic. His tales of madness and guilt have haunted readers for nearly two centuries. EDOGAWA RANPO (born Tar¿ Hirai) (1894-1965) is the father of Japanese mystery fiction and a central figure of the erotic-grotesque gothic movement. His pen name is a homage to Edgar Allan Poe, and his work explores distinctly Japanese themes of illusion, doppelgangers, and the uncanny.
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