Uncover the dark and curious truth behind the death of one of America's most beloved authors, Edgar Allan Poe. For centuries, the circumstances surrounding his death have remained shrouded in mystery.

Edgar Poe was born on January 19th, 1809 to traveling actors Eliza and David Poe. When Edgar was a baby, David abandoned the ...

It is nearly fifty years since the death of Edgar Allan Poe ... influence which Coleridge exerted upon Poe is curiously exemplified in his poems from the time that he began to write.

Controversies abound in studies of Edgar Allan Poe. From the time of his death well into the twentieth century, partisans debated the issue of his character: was he an alcoholic? drug addict?

The roots of modern detective fiction go back over 150 years to a Boston-born master of the macabre, Edgar Allan Poe ... to unfold. Poe's works seemed to obsess about fear and death.