It's been a pity because Edgar Allan Poe is one of the most interesting and terrifying American writers and only four people have taken part into the contest. Here you are the answers:
1 Boston, USA
2 They were actors
3 The Raven (which actually provides the title for Poe's most beautiful poem).
4 Tales of Mystery and Imagination (You haven't read these short stories??!!! And you say you like Gothic!!! You can't be serious! Here you are a link to this must-read.
5 His most recurring themes deal with questions of death, including its physical signs, the effects of decomposition, concerns of premature burial, the reanimation of the dead, and mourning.
6 Charles Baudelaire. Ask your French teacher to read you some of his poems: you'll love them!
7 Detective Dupin: he was there before Sherlock Holmes was conceived.
8 Pluto. Poor cat!
9 "The Tell-Tale Heart"
10 He was 40 years old.
And these have been the participants:
Laura Arcas - 1ºA - 7/10
Daniel García - 1ºA - 7/10
Antonio Matas - 3ºA - 8/10
Alberto López - 4ºA - 7/10
So, the winner is... Antonio Matas (3ºA) CONGRATULATIONS!!!