You can see many similarities between the two authors' style, including concepts such as horror, mystery, and revenge, although each author is able to maintain their own individual touches. During his time, Poe innovated the genre by being one of the first to write crime and crime stories. Poe was greatly influenced by the tragic events that occurred in his life, including the loss of his parents, separation from his siblings, loss of his wife, suffering from poverty, and addiction to alcohol. Unlike Poe, King experienced fewer tragedies throughout his life and drew much influence from the works of Poe and other great authors. Without Poe's works, Stephen King's works would never have been the same and perhaps would not have been