Many of the writer’s horror stories, including “The Cask of Amontillado” and “The Tell-Tale Heart,” were based on haunted ...

The famed poet died in ‘delirium’, wearing someone else’s clothes. Over 170 years later, we’re still searching for answers.

Though modern horror books have evolved, classic, groundbreaking horror novels still have the power to chill thanks to their ...

Musicians have long taken inspiration from poetry for their work; here are four rock songs that pull from well-known poems.

If you want to add a little gothic dread to your October nights, there's no better company than our resident Master of the Macabre—Edgar Allan Poe. Here are six of his most thrilling short ...

Local music luminaries Chan Poling, John Munson and Kenni Holmen helped create the score for the show at Ames Center in ...

Auguste Dupin, Poe's main character, was the first genius detective Kat Eschner In Baltimore, they’re keeping the tradition of visiting Edgar Allan Poe’s grave for his birthday—but without ...

Edgar Allan Poe, the author who penned some of American literature’s most chilling tales, once called Richmond home.

As they pushed through a wooded continent, the earliest American settlers saw devils and witches—often in the guise of ...

Magic, madness and supernatural horror have driven many book plots over the centuries. This short quiz scares up several ...

Despite a lifetime of living in the Philadelphia area … and 15 years of living downtown itself … I’d never visited the Edgar ...

“The Edgar Allan Poe Show” on Sunday evening bridges a ... while a Sunday afternoon short story brunch at Lala Books will revisit “The Black Cat” and “The Cask of Amontillado” through ...