According to the editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica, the ‘imaginative impulse’ of Gothic novels was ‘drawn from medieval buildings and ruins,’ and ‘commonly used such settings as castles or monasteries equipped with subterranean passages, dark battlements, hidden panels, and trapdoors.’ The Read More …
I’ve been asked a number of times how I came up with the idea of utilizing some of Edgar Allan Poe’s darker tales, most notably ‘The Tell-Tale Heart,’ as the catalyst for revenge in my novel, The Poe Consequence. It Read More …
For Beatles fans everywhere, there is no need to ask if they’re familiar with the Paul McCartney composition, ‘Hello Goodbye.’ Of their vast repertoire of well known songs, this one, at least commercially, is one of their most popular. What Read More …
Today, March 15, 2020, it seems that most of the world is on lockdown due to the Corona virus. In this time of international fear, sickness, and, tragically, death, it may seem crazy to put any kind of positive spin Read More …
Although Edgar Allan Poe is best known for works stemming from the horror genre, he also wrote what many consider to be the first detective story recorded in American literature – The Murders in the Rue Morgue. Subsequent publications by Read More …