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Edgar Allen Poe

Quoth the Raven, “Nevermore.”

by revgeorge on January 29, 2010

Just a quick shout out on one of my favorite poems.  The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe was first published with his name attributed to it on this day in 1845.  Very haunting and very Gothic.  Anyway, if you’d like to read it, go here.  If reading isn’t your thing, you can find a recording on Librivox here.  If you want to see a video of Vincent Price reading The Raven, go down to the bottom of the wikipedia page on the poem and you’ll find it under external links/video.  He does a dramatic reading of the poem, not literal, but hey it’s Vincent Price!  And if you want to see the best adaptation of The Raven ever, go here for The Simpson’s Halloween special version.  So, if you like really depressing, gothic poems, enjoy!!

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Poe’s Death-Day

by Travis Prinzi on October 7, 2009

Today is Edgar Allen Poe’s Death Day. Click on over to Amy Sturgis’s blog for a list of great Poe links and a few readings of his poems.

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The Masque of the Red Death, by Edgar Allen Poe

by Travis Prinzi on October 4, 2009

Edgar Allen Poe

We begin week two of A Hog’s Head Halloween with Edgar Allen Poe’s story, “The Masque of the Red Death.” It’s a short read – the text can be found here, and there’s a free audio of the story in the this collection at Librivox.

Begin discussion below, and we’ll have posts on Poe and this story later in the week!

Also, I intend to record a PubCast on Dracula soon.

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Happy Birthday, Edgar Allen Poe!

by Travis Prinzi on January 19, 2009

poeToday is Edgar Allen Poe’s 200th birthday.  The master of Gothic horror still speaks to readers from his grave with his brilliant tales and poems.  We plan to give Poe some attention this coming October, in the 2009 Scary Story Read-Along.  Last October, Dave wrote a post on Poe.  So did Amy Sturgis.

Speaking of our favorite Gothic-lit thinker, she’s hosting a 200th birthday party for Edgar Allen Poe on the StarShipSofa Audio Science Fiction Magazine, and it’s sure to be an interesting and insightful listen.

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The Poe-Lovecraft Connection

by ahsturgis 10.17.2008

Following up on Dave’s post re: Edgar Allan Poe, I thought you might be interested in one of Lovecraft’s tributes to the author.
The poem was inspired by the cemetery at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Providence, Rhode Island, a setting both men loved. Below are some of the pictures I took there during my Lovecraftian [...]

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