Poe was taken in by John Allan, a wealthy Richmond merchant and an austere Scotsman who believed in self-reliance and hard work. His wife, Frances, became a second mother to Poe until she died in 1829 ...

Pittsburgh-based author Lawrence C. Connolly presents a new play, "Mr. Edgar A. Poe Presents Tales of Mystery, Horror & ...

Every item on this page was chosen by a Town & Country editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. This collection is a great start, as it compiles some of Poe's greatest ...

Another of Corman’s Poe adaptations, The Masque of the Red Death follows Prince Prospero (Price) as he secludes himself and ...

It's been almost 175 years since the death of Edgar Allan Poe — one of the most recognizable poets in American history. While Poe was best known for his work in the horror genre, there is much more to ...

Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Illustration for a 1946 edition of The Complete Poems and Stories of Edgar Allan Poe, published by Knopf in New York.

Part radio drama, part podcast, and all Edgar Allan Poe. A new spine-tingling play for your ears every month, adapted from America’s most famous horror and suspense writer. Gothic frights, by The ...

Writer Veronica Hinke runs through some of the most popular theories about Edgar Allan Poe’s mysterious death in Baltimore.