# Do you think Edgar Alan Poe is over rated? **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [August 15, 2008, 11:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/do-you-think-edgar-alan-poe-is-over-rated/53300 "2008-08-15T11:19:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2008, 11:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/do-you-think-edgar-alan-poe-is-over-rated/53300/1 "2008-08-15T11:19:34Z")
Kind of random, but stumbled upon a website dedicated to Poe. Obviously it praises him as the greatest horror writer of all time, but personally, I’ve never been a fan. granted, he lived close to 200 years ago so it’s not like reading King. Is it because our society is desensitized to his “horror”? The ONLY one I think I ever really liked was The Pit and the Pendulum. What do you think, Hack or Genius? (the day is dragging) ---
**Author:** ![9c1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/9c1/32/7392_2.png) [@9c1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/9c1)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2008, 11:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/do-you-think-edgar-alan-poe-is-over-rated/53300/2 "2008-08-15T11:23:43Z")
404 Poll not found. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2008, 11:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/do-you-think-edgar-alan-poe-is-over-rated/53300/3 "2008-08-15T11:24:43Z")
☹ I think a mod has to do it. I can’t figure it out. ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2008, 11:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/do-you-think-edgar-alan-poe-is-over-rated/53300/4 "2008-08-15T11:26:06Z")
-karma for being able to hack an iphone but not figure out how to add a poll. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2008, 11:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/do-you-think-edgar-alan-poe-is-over-rated/53300/5 "2008-08-15T11:27:21Z")
lol ---
**Author:** ![Nikuk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nikuk/32/7254_2.png) [@Nikuk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nikuk)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2008, 11:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/do-you-think-edgar-alan-poe-is-over-rated/53300/6 "2008-08-15T11:30:15Z")
For future reference, you can add your own polls. In the meantime, poll’s up. ---
**Author:** ![EvilJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a5b964/32.png) [@EvilJay](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/EvilJay)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2008, 11:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/do-you-think-edgar-alan-poe-is-over-rated/53300/7 "2008-08-15T11:31:36Z")
> [@JayS](#): > > -karma for being able to hack an iphone but not figure out how to add a poll. 😛 hahahahha ---
**Author:** ![jay\_g](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jay_g/32/111288_2.png) [@jay\_g](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jay_g)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2008, 11:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/do-you-think-edgar-alan-poe-is-over-rated/53300/8 "2008-08-15T11:33:30Z")
dude was out of his mind ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2008, 11:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/do-you-think-edgar-alan-poe-is-over-rated/53300/9 "2008-08-15T11:37:33Z")
I don’t know if I’ve ever read his stuff, hence I have no opinion, hence you’re a n00b. ---
**Author:** ![Jam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jam/32/7235_2.png) [@Jam](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jam)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2008, 12:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/do-you-think-edgar-alan-poe-is-over-rated/53300/10 "2008-08-15T12:02:37Z")
poe was a crazy dude, but def not the best imho. my favorite horror author is h.p lovecraft ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2008, 12:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/do-you-think-edgar-alan-poe-is-over-rated/53300/11 "2008-08-15T12:11:04Z")
:tup: good man ---
**Author:** ![Zong](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zong/32/7580_2.png) [@Zong](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zong)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2008, 12:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/do-you-think-edgar-alan-poe-is-over-rated/53300/12 "2008-08-15T12:27:49Z")
he’s a fggt