The poetics of the mystical in the creative work of E.A. Poe and L. Andreev

The specific features of the poetics of the mystical in the creative work of E.A. Poe and L. Andreev are studied. There is specified the nature of perception of mystic by the writers in the context of the studied works. There are considered the peculiarities of designing “scary world” by E.A. Poe and “horror of life” by L. Andreev.