Vincent Price doing a reading of The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe.
I love this ever so much.
Price + Poe = Priceless
#CSPoe
(via egl350poe)
The Thaumaturgy Department
thaumaturg
Main Entry: thau·ma·turg
Pronunciation: \ˈthȯ-mə-ˌtərj\
Function: noun
Etymology: French, from New Latin thaumaturgus, from Greek thaumatourgos working miracles, from thaumat-, thauma miracle + ergon work — more at Theater, Work
Main Entry: thau·ma·turg
Pronunciation: \ˈthȯ-mə-ˌtərj\
Function: noun
Etymology: French, from New Latin thaumaturgus, from Greek thaumatourgos working miracles, from thaumat-, thauma miracle + ergon work — more at Theater, Work
The official blog of the Dramaturgy Department at Baltimore's CENTERSTAGE. For posts related to our current and upcoming shows, click the links to the right. Alternatively, you could begin at the beginning, and explore our posts in chronological order.
Even Scarier
“It’s the darkest, richest ghost story I’ve ever read.”
In honor of the evening (happy All Hallows, all), and our currently running production, #CSPoe
Return of the Living Pub Lab
you may recall our McDonagh pub labs last spring? well, the concept is back and bigger than ever. this coming monday, it’s coming to life on north ave in balto! come and join us, jump in or just drink along.
The Twilight Zone: It’s Alive!
October 15th, 7pm
Liam Flynn’s Alehouse, 22 W. North Ave, Baltimore
CENTERSTAGE explores the strange, creepy, and culturally pervasive world of The Twilight Zone through live readings of touchstone episodes. Join us, and join in: read a role, add sound effects, or follow along with our special Twilight Zone drinking game. You won’t want to miss this surreal, silly, surprising night of stories from the sixth dimension. 100% free theater (bar tab is on you though).
Open a door to another dimension…
The Twilight Zone: It’s Alive!
Pub Lab is back: October 15, 7pm. Liam Flynn’s Ale House.
In conjunction with our current productions of Enemy of the People and …Poe, CENTERSTAGE explores the strange, creepy, and culturally pervasive world of The Twilight Zone through live readings of touchstone episodes. Join us, and join in: read a role, add sound effects, or follow along with our special Twilight Zone drinking game. You won’t want to miss this surreal, silly, surprising night of stories from the sixth dimension.
Remembering Edgar Allan Poe on his Death-Day
In Baltimore lives the legacy of one of the United States’ most famous writers—Edgar Allan Poe. In his lifetime, Poe never received the sort of attention that he deserved. But despite harsh critiques from famous writers such as T.S. Eliot (who happened to despise Poe but love Baudelaire despite the fact that Baudelaire was influenced by Poe), his name and his work continue to live on. Today, October 7th, Poe’s fans and followers will commemorate his death and his life. (via Remembering Edgar Allan Poe on his Death-Day | Writer vs the World)
Cast of #CSPoe headed over to take part. Join the commemorations, and then come see the production of …POE @CENTERSTAGE_MD!
Amazing infographic of Poe death scenes (via Edgar Allan Poe death scenes - graphic | Books | guardian.co.uk)
Edgar Allan Poe, short stories, tales, and poems
Welcome to PoeStories.com
This site contains short stories and poems by Edgar Allan Poe, story summaries, quotes, and linked vocabulary words and definitions for educational reading. It also includes a short biography, a timeline of Poe’s life, and links to other Poe sites.
The Literary Gothic: Gothic fiction and horror literature resources
Links to overviews, directories, collections, webrings, essays, and more online resources for gothic lit.
“ Men have called me mad; but the question is not yet settled, whether madness is or is not the loftiest intelligence– whether much that is glorious– whether all that is profound– does not spring from disease of thought– from moods of mind exalted at the expense of the general intellect.
~Edgar Allan Poe, “Eleonora”
Gothic Labyrinth
The Gothic Labyrinth introduces gothic writers of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, exploring their sources and inspirations as well as their influence on other artists. This is intended for entertainment only, as a form of literary trivia. Continue the ripple effect by sending in your own literary anecdotes. At the center of the maze is Horace Walpole. From there, four main paths branch off, each terminating in a painting which crystallizes some aspect of dark romanticism.
John Polidori, author of The Vampyre, was hired as Lord Byron’s personal physician and secretary. Polidori received his doctorate at only 19, one of the youngest recorded graduates of the University of Edinburgh where he studied mesmerism and wrote his thesis on sleepwalking. …Polidori’s nephew, Michael William Rossetti…published the diary his uncle had written in Switzerland chronicling the eventful summer of 1816 at the Villa Diodati where both The Vampyre and Frankenstein were conceived.
(via John Polidori)
“ Christopher Walken, Iggy Pop, Debbie Harry & Other Celebs Read Tales by Edgar Allan Poe. Seriously.
Christopher Walken, Iggy Pop, Debbie Harry & Other Celebs Read Tales by Edgar Allan Poe | Open Culture
