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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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Poe Fans Call An End To 'Toaster' Tradition

AP | By SARAH BRUMFIELD | Posted 01.19.2012

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BALTIMORE -- Edgar Allan Poe fans waited long past a midnight dreary, but it appears annual visits to the writer's grave in Baltimore by a mysterious ...

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Tales From the Haunted Dodger Ravine

Jeff Polman | Posted 08.03.2011

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Jeff Polman

Media and close friends who won't go near the Old McCourt Place after dark painted pictures of a treacherous pit, a crumbling baseball castle surrounded by shadowy parking lots, and plagued by roving, foulmouthed, bloodthirsty gang members.

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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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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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Top 10 Ghost Stories

guardian.co.uk | Kate Mosse | Posted 05.25.2011

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The celebrated author of novels such as "The House of Mirth", Wharton was also a terrific writer of ghostly tales. A blend of Poe, Hawthorne and Henry...

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Angelina Jolie's Cockroach, Clinton's Cupcakes

Posted 05.25.2011

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The new book "What The Great Ate: A Curious History Of Food & Fame" tells you that Madonna, when she was struggling to make ends meet, used to pick Fr...

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14 Incredible First Editions That Sold Big At Auction (PHOTOS)

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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Encountering a first edition copy of an important book can be a magical experience. First editions of very old texts can also be extremely important h...

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Ted Poe: Congressman Compares Illegal Immigrants To Grasshoppers

Posted 05.25.2011

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In one of the latest instances of a legislator waxing poetic about the debate over illegal immigration, Rep. Ted Poe (R-Texas) took the floor of the U...

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Edgar Allan Poe's Mysterious Birthday Visitor Doesn't Show This Year

AP | BEN NUCKOLS and JOSEPH WHITE | Posted 05.25.2011

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BALTIMORE — It is what Edgar Allan Poe might have called "a mystery all insoluble": Every year for the past six decades, a shadowy visitor would...

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Poe Rare First Book Sells for $662K At Auction

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — A rare copy of Edgar Allan Poe's first book has sold for $662,500, smashing the previous record price for American literature. The c...

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Poe Finally Gets Proper Funeral

AP | BEN NUCKOLS | Posted 05.25.2011

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BALTIMORE — For Edgar Allan Poe, 2009 has been a better year than 1849. After dozens of events in several cities to mark the 200th anniversary o...

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Quiz: Which Gothic Novel Are You In?

Jilly Gagnon | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jilly Gagnon

2008 was a dark and stormy year, full of desperate men and women, and horrible, unspeakable deeds. But under just which heavy pall of gothically-tinged-greys are you living?

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