Which spearheading American writer and story-teller composed The Fall of the House of Usher?

Edgar Allen Poe composed "The Fall of the House of Usher".

Explanation:

American story writer, critic and editor Edgar Allen Poe wrote the famous gothic fiction infused story "The Fall of the House of Usher". This story revolves around the theme of a haunted, magical and creepy house, along with themes of madness and supernatural elements.

"The Fall of the House of Usher" tells the story of how the unnamed narrator had gone to stay with his childhood friend Roderick Usher and his sister. The house seems to have some supernatural occurrence, spooky and unnatural. In the end, the house gt split into two and it's remains gone. This story employs elements of gothic fiction, with the inhabitants suffering from an unimaginable and incurable sickness. All adds to the mysteriousness and creepiness of the house.