kind of werid, but not really

 Poe wrote some really strange stories. Some of them are weirder than your grandma rapping, but Poe did go through some tough times. His mom and wife both died of tuberculosis and who can blame him for being upset. Writing was probably a good way for him to let out his emotions, and most of his stories were scary or had death. Most of them had both. Both of his fathers rejected him and all the people he loved passed away on him. I don't know why these things happened to him, but it led him to be a great and famous writer. Now, I don't think that is weird at all.