Poe

The bicentennial of Poe’s birth has inspired a lot of discussion of his contributions to the literature of horror and the supernatural. The panelists focus on his short stories and his poems, as well as on his theory of short story writing. They also discuss Poe’s extensive influence on Lovecraft, who always regarded Poe as his “God of Fiction.”

Panel: S. T. Joshi, Gary Myers; Joe Pettit, Jr., Maryanne Snyder

From the work of legendary author Edgar Allan Poe. Disturbed by an old man's maligned eye, a deranged young man resorts to murder and buries the body beneath the floorboards of his home. Relieved of his burdens, he soon hears a knocking at the door, and a beating beneath the floor...Shot in Baltimore where Poe met his grisly demise, and featuring the voice-over talent of Tony Tsendeas.

ALLAN, puts away the memories of his bride, LENORE, while noises and shadows in the house creep upon him.In his sleep Allan is haunted by Lenore's ghost. She comes out of a chest in the attic.Allan wakes up from the nightmare and goes into the attic to confront his fear, while Lenore's bloody hands crawl out of the chest and start wandering around the labyrinth-like space. When they finally run into each other, Lenore in fear, runs away from Allan who locked her in a chest alive. The chase ends when Allan catches her. Crying with remorse he strangles her to death. Read more

Within the chambers of a desolate house, a solitary manservant tends to his invalid master. Tormented by constant silence and the banality of his duties, the Servant's fears turn to violent obsession. With tangibly detailed period design and hauntingly lifelike puppetry, director/designer Robert Eggers unearths the decaying dreamworld of Poe.