Haunting Poe: His Afterlife in Richmond & Beyond
Edgar Allan Poe has had a busy afterlife.

The author of “The Raven” and “The Tell-Tale Heart” might have died back in 1849, but some claim that did not stop him from composing poetry for another four decades. Others say he still makes appearances in no fewer than five cities, and that his ghost is a regular at a couple of different taverns, one of which saves a seat for him. Like a character from one of his short stories, Poe refuses to stay buried.

Author Christopher Semtner explores the ghost stories and hauntings associated with his life—from the supernatural legends that inspired his writing to the alleged paranormal activity inspired by those terror tales.

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Haunting Poe: His Afterlife in Richmond & Beyond
Edgar Allan Poe has had a busy afterlife.

The author of “The Raven” and “The Tell-Tale Heart” might have died back in 1849, but some claim that did not stop him from composing poetry for another four decades. Others say he still makes appearances in no fewer than five cities, and that his ghost is a regular at a couple of different taverns, one of which saves a seat for him. Like a character from one of his short stories, Poe refuses to stay buried.

Author Christopher Semtner explores the ghost stories and hauntings associated with his life—from the supernatural legends that inspired his writing to the alleged paranormal activity inspired by those terror tales.

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Haunting Poe: His Afterlife in Richmond & Beyond

Haunting Poe: His Afterlife in Richmond & Beyond

by Christopher P. Semtner
Haunting Poe: His Afterlife in Richmond & Beyond

Haunting Poe: His Afterlife in Richmond & Beyond

by Christopher P. Semtner

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Overview

Edgar Allan Poe has had a busy afterlife.

The author of “The Raven” and “The Tell-Tale Heart” might have died back in 1849, but some claim that did not stop him from composing poetry for another four decades. Others say he still makes appearances in no fewer than five cities, and that his ghost is a regular at a couple of different taverns, one of which saves a seat for him. Like a character from one of his short stories, Poe refuses to stay buried.

Author Christopher Semtner explores the ghost stories and hauntings associated with his life—from the supernatural legends that inspired his writing to the alleged paranormal activity inspired by those terror tales.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781467151269
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date: 04/04/2022
Pages: 144
Product dimensions: 5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Visual artist, author and curator of the Edgar Allan Poe Museum, Christopher P. Semtner has curated and designed critically acclaimed exhibits for museums and galleries across the country. Semtner has also written several books and chapters on topics including Poe, visual art and crime fiction in addition to contributing articles to Biography.com, Crime Writers’ Chronicle and other publications. He has been interviewed for BBC4, PBS and NPR and featured in publications including the New York Times and Forbes. He regularly speaks about strange and macabre subjects at various venues from the Steampunk World’s Fair to the Library of Congress and as far away as Kyoto, Japan.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements 7

Introduction 9

Part I Poe's Haunted Childhood

1 Summoning the Spirits 17

2 The Theater Fire 22

3 The Lady of the Lake 30

Part II Between Life and Death

4 Love Entombed 37

5 Poe Speaks with the Dead 43

6 Poe and the Birth of Spiritualism 49

7 Poe's Soulmate 57

8 Poe's Spirit Visitor 66

9 Omens of Poe's Death 70

10 Poe Speaks from Beyond the Grave 76

11 The Séance 82

12 The Haunted Pen 87

13 The Raven Returns 92

14 The Collector 95

Part III Poe's Haunts

15 Poe's Ghosts 103

16 Poe in Baltimore 105

17 Poe in and around Philadelphia 110

18 Poe in the Bronx 112

19 Poe in Providence 114

20 Poe at Fort Monroe 116

21 Poe's Bride in Petersburg 118

22 Poe and Friends in Richmond 119

23 Annabel Lee in Charleston 124

24 Poe Still Speaks from Beyond the Grave 127

Conclusion 129

Bibliography 133

Index 137

About the Author 141

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