There are many reasons he wrote dark and chilling stories and poems. The main reasons though, he had a very rough upbringing and he was mentally ill and on several drugs as well as being an alcoholic. But, if you see things like I do, you find the sheer beauty in the little picture of the big image that's gruesome.
Edgar Allan Poe's personal experiences with loss, grief, and mental health struggles likely influenced his writing of dark and gloomy stories. He often used his work to explore themes of death, madness, and the macabre, reflecting his own inner turmoil and sense of melancholy. Additionally, Poe was interested in tapping into the darker side of human nature and the fear of the unknown, creating a unique and haunting literary style.
Most people believe that Poe suffered from depression. He was also an alcoholic and drug addict. Both of these would certainly make him sad and gloomy! They also said that he was a mad genius and went delirious, but that also could have been cause by the alcohol. But, he expressed his sufferage through the poems he wrote.
Some dark tones Gothic Horror, terror, mystery, suspense. hese are supportive of his dark themes of revenge, murder, insanity and similar themes.
his wife Virginia died and after that he became mentally unstable. he also lived a bad childhood, moving around alot.
dark and gloomy
Depressing
The chambers of the castle were dark and gloomy. Just because our team lost, there is no need to be gloomy and dejected.
This rainy weather has made everything so dark, depressing and gloomy.
gloomy, dark
Stygian is a Dark, Gloomy place
bleak
gloomy, dark, dull, bleak
dark and gloomy
dim, shadowy, cloudy, dark
lowering
Stygian.