poe, edgar allan

In Providence, R.I., in 1848, Edgar Allan Poe reluctantly investigates the problems of eleven-year-old Edmund, whose family has mysteriously disappeared and whose story suggests a new Poe tale with a ghastly final twist.

The narrator tells the reader about the murder he committed, and the terrifying aftermath. Written in graphic-novel format.

Presents stories and poems by Edgar Allan Poe, including "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," "Masque of the Red Death," and "The Raven;" and includes biographical information about the author.

Features adaptations of twelve works by Edgar Allan Poe for radio shows like "Inner Sanctum," "Escape," and "Suspense," including "The Fall of the House of Usher," "The Tell-Tale Heart," and "The Murders in the Rue Morgue.".

Presents a dramatic version of Tell-tale heart, a series of poetry readings by actors dressed in period costume.

At T. Middleton Nightingale City Library, when the old, broken clock strikes twelve, the library is transformed into something out of an author's mind--and today the volunteer pages find themselves in the middle of Edgar Allan Poe's imagination where monsters lurk, and a raven is telling them to find Lenore if they want to restore the library to normal.

"Seventeen-year-old Edgar Poe's plans to escape his foster family, begin classes at the prestigious new university, and marry his beloved Elmira Royster go awry when a macabre Muse appears with a request"--Provided by publisher.

Sixteen-year-old Lacy Brink, surprised to find herself dead and buried at Baltimore's Westminster Cemetery, recruits fellow poets Sam and Edgar Allan Poe in resisting tyrannical Mrs. Steele's rules by having an open mic night.

In this graphic adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's works, the celebrated narrative poem 'The Raven' and several of his short stories are brought to life by Pete Katz's superbly dark illustrations. Poe was a master of Gothic fiction, and the genre's core themes of horror, death and romance feature strongly in this collection, which includes The Raven, The Fall of the House of Usher, The Masque of the Red Death, The Black Cat, The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether.