Edgar Allan Poe

Chilling Illustrations of Edgar Allan Poe's Short Stories

Posted 05.25.2012

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The words of Edgar Allan Poe's "Tales of Mystery and Imagination" are nothing short of bone-chilling, and they certainly need no visual accompaniment....

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Animated Short Circles An Edgar Allen Poe Quote

Posted 05.07.2012

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Edgar Allan Poe once said, "The boundaries which divide life from death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the...

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The Challenges Of Adapting Edgar Allan Poe

Bethany Griffin | Posted 05.01.2012

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Bethany Griffin

The underlying concept of Poe's story is that no one, no matter how rich and powerful, can escape death. Such a relevant and macabre idea. The Masque of the Red Death was just begging to be turned into a post-apocalyptic novel.

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Cinefantastique Spotlight Podcast: The Raven

Dan Persons | Posted 04.30.2012

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Dan Persons

If truth is stranger than fiction, then can a serial killer inspired by the eminently strange writings of Edgar Allan Poe be said to be even stranger still?

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Cusack: Hollywood Doesn't Make Good Rom-Coms Anymore

Posted 04.26.2012

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In “The Raven,” which opens nationwide on April 27, John Cusack stars as a fictionalized version of Edgar Allan Poe. And in this big-screen extrav...

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Edgar Allan Poe as Action Hero?

John Lundberg | Posted 05.11.2012

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John Lundberg

Many suspect that Poe's lifelong struggles with alcoholism and depression were behind his death, though rabies, of all things, is also a possibility. The Raven has other ideas.

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John Cusack: Playing Edgar Allan Poe Was A Lifelong Dream

Posted 03.09.2012

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John Cusack says his turn in "The Raven" is the role of a lifetime, which is high praise considering the 45-year-old has acted in over 50 films and is...

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PHOTOS: Last Vigil For Poe's Mystery Man

AP | By SARAH BRUMFIELD | Posted 01.18.2012

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BALTIMORE -- Is the "Poe Toaster" nevermore? For decades, a mysterious man left a three roses and cognac on Edgar Allan Poe's grave to mark the anniv...

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Edgar Allan Poe: A Private Eye in the 21st Century

Greg Oliver Bodine | Posted 01.03.2012

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Greg Oliver Bodine

What, for instance, would be Poe's take on the whole Casey Anthony circus or other unsolved, high-profile crimes, particularly in the way these stories are being covered in our age of real-time, mass, multimedia world of Twitter and Facebook?

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Four Haunting Poems for Halloween

John Lundberg | Posted 12.21.2011

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John Lundberg

With Halloween just around the corner, I think it's a good time to share some of my favorite frightening poems.

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Terrifying

Posted 12.07.2011

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Edgar Allan Poe isn't just for English majors anymore. We've been psyched about John Cusack's psychological thriller since his spot-on Poe portrai...

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Q&A With Nicole Krauss, Author of Great House and The History of Love

Elana Estrin | Posted 11.15.2011

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Elana Estrin

While studying art history in graduate school, novelist Nicole Krauss spent hours in the library researching Rembrandt, only to find that she preferred imagining the details of his life instead.

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PHOTOS: Art Inspired By Famous Authors

flavorwire.com | Posted 09.14.2011

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Few headlines will draw our attention faster than “Pin-ups based on Haruki Murakami books.” Little did we know that Super Punch’s post would lea...

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Fallen Shows the Extraordinary Talent of Karin Slaughter

Jackie K. Cooper | Posted 08.07.2011

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Jackie K. Cooper

Fallen is Karin Slaughter's latest novel and once again she carries forward the characters she has created in her past novels. Each of her books stand...

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A Sour Note at Carnegie Hall Few Heard, Coming From Above

John Farr | Posted 07.17.2011

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John Farr

The Carnegie Studios made it possible for artists to live as true bohemians: to enjoy the freedom of being deliciously different and quirky. I suppose it was simply too good to last.

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Poe's Dorm Room To Receive Makeover

AP | ZINIE CHEN SAMPSON | Posted 06.28.2011

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RICHMOND, Va. — An honor society that bears the name of one of Edgar Allan Poe's major works is planning to renovate the room where the renowned...

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Remembering Edgar Allan Poe

John Lundberg | Posted 11.17.2011

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John Lundberg

It's hard to beat a macabre little mystery involving one of the best-known mystery writers of all time, but it's important to remember that Poe was more than just a mystery writer.

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Edgar Allan Poe Mystery Grave Visitor A No-Show

AP | JOSEPH WHITE | Posted 05.25.2011

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BALTIMORE — Telltale hearts beat with anticipation during a rainy, midnight dreary and beyond, hoping the mysterious visitor to Edgar Allan Poe'...

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Tell-Tale Letdown: Poe Visitor Again A No-Show

AP | JOSEPH WHITE | Posted 05.25.2011

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BALTIMORE — Telltale hearts beat with anticipation during a rainy, midnight dreary and beyond, hoping the mysterious visitor to Edgar Allan Poe'...

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Edgar Allan Poe Is 202 Today

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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Today we celebrate what would be Edgar Allan Poe's 202nd birthday. The American writer is best known for his creepy tales and haunting poems, includin...

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Under The Influence

The Huffington Post | Gabe Habash | Posted 05.25.2011

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Writing a book is usually a long, hair-pulling affair for the author. But in the end, only one name appears on the front of the book: their own. What...

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Bills at Ravens Won't Be Great

Alyssa Jung | Posted 05.25.2011

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Alyssa Jung

The likelihood of the Bills breaking the curse and transforming the "win column" from a 0 to a 1? Not likely. We're facing the Ravens in Baltimore.

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Celebrate American Literature on the 1st Annual Dead Poets Remembrance Day

Farryn Weiner | Posted 05.25.2011

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Farryn Weiner

Poetry is a thing of the past, unless you include rap as poetic play-on-prose. But there's one man out there keeping the literature alive. Walter Skol...

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The Beautiful Sound of a Wild Snail Eating by Elisabeth Tova Bailey

Nina Sankovitch | Posted 05.25.2011

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Nina Sankovitch

Isolated and immobile due to a debilitating illness, Bailey finds herself in the company of a snail. Observing the snail, she reflects on her own constrictions of mobility, placement and relationships.

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Test Your Knowledge of Literature's Greatest Bed Bug Infestations

Laurence Hughes | Posted 05.25.2011

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Laurence Hughes

In this short tale of mystery and imagination, a man is bitten by a strange gold bug, which leads to the discovery of a cryptograph revealing the location of Captain Kidd's treasure.

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