Possible Clues:

• 'The Black Cat' author
• ''Annabel Lee'' poet
• Baltimore Ravens mascot
• 'Tamerlane' writer
• 'The Purloined Letter' writer
• ''The Raven'' author
• Usher's creator
• 'Lenore' poet
• 'Annabel Lee' writer
• ''The Cask of Amontillado'' author