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Edgar Allan Poe’s Mysterious Visitor

I just love this story! I have always been a fan of Edgar Allan Poe, but I have never gotten a chance to visit his gravesite. The closest I got was seeing his mother’s grave in Richmond, Virginia. Poe was and still is perhaps the premiere master of the macabre. If you cannot find a Poe story that scares you, you truly have ice water running through your veins. But it is his eerie and odd stories that drove thousands to love him. That love continues today. I myself made a pilgrimage to the Edgar Allen Poe Museum in Richmond … Continue reading →

Edgar Allan Poe – Master of the Macabre

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You might not think Edgar Allan Poe is a very relevant author to talk about in a blog today. I mean, after all, he has been dead for over 150 years. However, two historical novels just came out with – you guess it – Edgar Allan Poe as the subject. The Pale Blue Eyes by Louis Bayard explores Poe’s days at West Point. For those that did not know, Poe attended West Point until his stepfather quit funding his studies and Poe himself disobeyed orders. The Poe Shadow by Matthew Pearl examines the mysteries surrounding Poe’s death in 1849. I … Continue reading →