Despite a difficult upbringing, Poe discovers his true calling as a writer, and marries his beloved Virginia. He creates the detective genre. He shapes the modern short story. Yet, he struggles with poverty, alcohol, and his "imp of the perverse." Many of Poe's most famous works are profiled, including "To Helen," "The Tell-Tale Heart," "The Fall of the House of Usher," "The Black Cat," and "The Murders in the Rue Morgue."