This study traces Edgar Allan Poe's contribution to the Gothic tradition and his invention of
the detective tale. It explores the connections between these genres in British and American
writers influenced by Poe such as Arthur Conan Doyle Robert Louis Stevenson Thomas Harris
and Stephen King. This book also examines women writers strongly influenced by Poe such as
Joyce Carol Oates Sara Paretsky and Sue Grafton. The last chapter of the volume considers
films - in particular the Roger Corman Poe series Chinatown Seven and Blade Runner - that
connect the horror and detective genres.
