by Maledicta | Aug 19, 2018 | Weird Tourism
In his 40 short years on this earth, Edgar Allan Poe lived a rather nomadic life. He lived in multiple east coast cities, including Boston (where he was born and returned years later), Baltimore, Richmond, Charlottesville, New York City, Providence, and...
by Maledicta | Jun 11, 2018 | Books, Interesting People
This is a true story about fabrications that improbably became common knowledge. The protagonist is a poet whose name you’ll recognize, but whose life is still widely mischaracterized. The story’s villain is a poet whose name you won’t recognize, but is...
by Maledicta | Jan 22, 2018 | Halloween 365, Weird Tourism
Though it sounds like a kitchen appliance you might use to make a gloomy breakfast, the Poe Toaster is actually part of a longstanding Baltimore tradition honoring the life and legacy of Edgar Allan Poe. The Godfather of Horror Fiction had strong...
by Maledicta | Sep 21, 2017 | Books, Interesting People, Macabre Amusements
By Catherine Babb-Muguira A lot of fans know Edgar Allan Poe earned just $9 for “The Raven,” now one of the most popular poems of all time, read out loud by schoolteachers the world over. What most people don’t know is that, for his entire oeuvre—all his fiction,...
