It is nearly fifty years since the death of Edgar Allan Poe, and his writings ... is that the literary executors of Dr. Rufus B. Griswold, Poe's first editor, held until recently the copyright ...

Yet it was not always so. The roots of modern detective fiction go back over 150 years to a Boston-born master of the macabre, Edgar Allan Poe. And the most shocking true-crime story in Poe's day ...

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 ...

More recently, though, the 2017 PBS American Masters film, Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive, downplayed the tortured image. “He comes off instead as a smart guy who wanted to become famous ...

RIDGEWOOD, NJ — If you like to mix chilling stories with chilled drinks, you might check out the traveling speakeasy that lands in Ridgewood next weekend. The Edgar Allan Poe Speakeasy describes ...

That's especially true of his Edgar Allan Poe adaptations, particularly The Masque of the Red Death, which represents an artistic apex for the poet laureate of exploitation films. Although made on ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Audiences are invited to join talented local ballet dancers as they travel through the world of Edgar Allan Poe. Money raised will benefit the New York State Ballet ...

This museum on Main Street is perfect for people with a passing interest in Edgar Allan Poe. More ardent fans of the writer's work might find themselves disappointed at the limited exhibits, however.

The Edgar Allan Poe Speakeasy opens its doors to those who dare to enter on March 13 at Worcester’s Mechanics Hall. Tickets can be purchased here . ©2025 Advance Local Media LLC.