Thus is born, in Edgar Allan Poe's The Murders in the Rue Morgue ... He was not afraid to face these themes head-on, or to offer them to the reading public. It was an age when death lurked ...

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.

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?

You can travel back in time to experience the gothic horrors of the early 1800s with a cocktail in your hand while attending the Edgar Allan Poe Speakeasy event in Des Moines. The second time the ...