During that period, we’re transfixed, like peeping Toms gazing through a forbidden window, by Cullen’s spin on the mythology of Poe. Poe begins in the winter of 1845 and concludes in the winter of 1847. I’m not the only one who is captivated by the mythology of Poe, and if you’re equally interested, I’d recommend adding Lynn Cullen’s novel to your reading list.īased on the true story of Edgar Allan Poe’s obsessive liaison with Frances “Fanny” Sargent Osgood, Mrs. Poe so that I’d be more familiar with his most popular work. I’ve had a volume of Edgar Allan Poe Stories (published by Platt & Munk in 1961) on my bookshelf for years and was compelled to start reading it after I finished reading Mrs. It’s about a charismatic yet psychotic serial killer who engages with other killers and psychologically disturbed individuals to create a cult that follows his every, Poe-inspired command. Earlier in 2013, I became addicted to a brilliant new television series called The Following starring Kevin Bacon and James Purefoy. Late last autumn, I watched The Raven, an interesting but flawed graphic crime thriller about a madman committing murders in the mid-1800s inspired by Poe’s writing, starring John Cusack and directed by James McTeigue. Poe’s literary work has inspired every dark fiction writer who succeeded him, as well as an inconceivable number of other twisted, creative minds. Over the past year, I’ve had a few opportunities to revisit the genius that was Edgar Allan Poe, a main character in the thoroughly engaging new novel Mrs.
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