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It's been almost 175 years since the death of Edgar Allan Poe — one of the most recognizable poets in American history. While Poe was best known for his work in the horror genre, there is much ...
In the annals of American literary culture, few have left as bold a mark as Edgar Allan Poe. In 1841, with the locked-room mystery “The Murders in the Rue Morgue,” Poe invented the genre of ...
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for all eight episodes of “The Fall of the House of Usher,” now streaming on Netflix, and several works of Edgar Allan Poe that have been available ...
But the story itself is entirely fictional. "There's really only one truthful part of this, which is that Edgar Allan Poe did spend six months at West Point," Bayard says. "That's something that ...
The Edgar Allan Poe Speakeasy — coming to Mechanics Hall March 13-15 — combines a pop-up cocktail bar with an immersive show. The show feature's some of Poe's best-known works, including ...
For almost as long as the medium has existed, filmmakers have been turning to the works of Edgar Allan Poe for inspiration. The earliest adaptations of his stories date back to the silent era.