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TRIGGER WARNING: this episode will discuss themes of DEATH OF A LOVED ONE and MOURNING.

Today’s episode helped me in very personal ways that I can’t express enough gratitude to Edgar Allan Poe for. Although he wrote this poem all the way back in 1831, it resonates with this fellow creative artist nearly two centuries in the future. It is yet another testament that while writing America’s greatest scary stories and creepy tales, Edgar Allan Poe still found time to write some of the most touching and beautiful poems about love and loss that we’ve yet seen in human history. May this poem also help carry you through any loss you have or will experience.

This podcast is perfect for educators, teachers, students and schools/colleges looking to educate themselves and others on the works of Edgar Allan Poe, Victorian era writing, old ghost stories and classic horror fiction. Also great for fans of horror, Lovecraftian lore, Gothic fiction, poetry, short horror fiction, and timeless classic scary stories.

Music and narration by Tynan Portillo.

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CAUTION: this episode contains DROWNING, MENTION OF SUICIDE, DISCUSSION OF DEATH AND LOSS OF FAMILY

The Oblong Box is one of Edgar Allan Poe’s horror stories that offer both a slice of Victorian life and an intriguing fictional mystery. Published in 1844 and inspired by true events which occurred during the time, as well as events in Edgar Allan Poe’s life, this creepy tale of a boat ride gone wrong has been crafted with a modern flair that makes it both unsettling and succinctly tragic.

Follow along as our unnamed narrator unravels the nature of a mysterious oblong box and the queer obsessive behavior a dearly beloved friend has with it…

This podcast is perfect for educators, teachers, students and schools/colleges looking to educate themselves and others on the works of Edgar Allan Poe, Victorian era writing, old ghost stories and classic horror fiction. Also great for fans of horror, Lovecraftian lore, Gothic fiction, poetry, short horror fiction, and timeless classic scary stories.

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Music and narration by Tynan Portillo.

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Today’s poem by Edgar Allan Poe is a testament to his ability to craft not only meaningful text but an ethereal aura within it. This poem is also one of his earliest, published in his first collection of poems Tamerlane and Other Poems. What it lacks in his later literary skill, it makes up for in both its youthful wonder and in establishing a new poet stepping onto the scene! Nothing creepy, crawly or scary about this poem, truly a rare instance for Edgar Allan Poe.

This podcast is perfect for educators, teachers, students and schools/colleges looking to educate themselves and others on the works of Edgar Allan Poe, Victorian era writing, old ghost stories and classic horror fiction. Also great for fans of horror, Lovecraftian lore, Gothic fiction, poetry, short horror fiction, and timeless classic scary stories.

Music and narration by Tynan Portillo.

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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to everyone this season! Today, in honor of the spirit of Christmas, the compassion for and connection to our fellow human beings, let’s dive into a circular letter by Robert Frost. This letter expresses Frost’s disdain for the overt commercialization of the world, buying up any and all beautiful things to sell them off for a profit. The antagonist of this poem is one who sees no wrong in taking what’s not his, offering little compensation, then stealing away to make a profit on his scheme. Its poignant message rings especially loud this year…

I decided to keep the music for this episode relatively simple: just one piano plucking away at a sparse melody. I drew upon the tunes I remember loving as a child, like the soundtracks to The Polar Express and Elf. I hope it brings you the same feeling of warmth that helps in this winter cold as it did me.

This podcast is perfect for educators, teachers, students and schools/colleges looking to educate themselves and others on the works of Edgar Allan Poe, Victorian era writing, old ghost stories and classic horror fiction. Also great for fans of horror, Lovecraftian lore, Gothic fiction, poetry, short horror fiction, and timeless classic scary stories.

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Episode music and narration by Tynan Portillo.

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TRIGGER WARNING: This episode contains DOLLS and PARENT LOSING TRACK OF A CHILD.

This Victorian ghost story is the first ever to feature the haunted doll. Although it may be a modern horror trope present in many movies, TV shows and stories nowadays, this tale shows just how new the idea of creepy dolls was. Dolls gaining the innovation of sound was a completely new feature at the time of this story’s publication, and F. Marion Crawford obviously knew the potential for what a creepy story he could tell with them. This scary story of a haunted doll stalking a worried father is sometimes terrifying, sometimes heartbreaking, and all the time spooky. Please enjoy The Doll’s Ghost from 1896.

Composing the music for this episode became much more heart wrenching than I thought could be possible. It was quite difficult for me, emotionally. This score has now become so integral to how I interpret this story that I cannot read it without hearing the music - nor hear the music without growing emotional at remembering Mr. Puckler's fear of losing his child (and the fear of being lost as a child). Experimenting with ways to replay the same melody, shaping it from a child's perspective, graduating to a parent's perspective, then perverting it with the fear of the ghost, was an exhilarating challenge.

This podcast is perfect for educators, teachers, students and schools/colleges looking to educate themselves and others on the works of Edgar Allan Poe, Victorian era writing, old ghost stories and classic horror fiction. Also great for fans of horror, Lovecraftian lore, Gothic fiction, poetry, short horror fiction, and timeless classic scary stories.

Support The Poe Show! https://ko-fi.com/thepoeshow

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Episode music and narration by Tynan Portillo.

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In this episode, we dive into a poem that speaks to Edgar Allan Poe’s wit with hidden meanings and symbolism, simply writhing with rich metaphor and a deeper message. The poetry of Edgar Allan Poe is celebrated as some of the greatest quality in the world. Let's see if this poem measures up to the expectation...

Variations & History of The Valley of Unrest:

https://www.eapoe.org/works/mabbott/tom1p049.htm

This podcast is perfect for educators, teachers, students and schools/colleges looking to educate themselves and others on the works of Edgar Allan Poe, Victorian era writing, old ghost stories and classic horror fiction. Also great for fans of horror, Lovecraftian lore, Gothic fiction, poetry, short horror fiction, and timeless classic scary stories.

Support The Poe Show! https://ko-fi.com/thepoeshow

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Episode music and narration by Tynan Portillo.

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CAUTION: This episode contains MENTION OF SUICIDE, MENTION OF SUICIDE BY DROWNING and GHOSTS

A gesture of love? A reflection of tragedy? A reminder of sin? An unbreakable chain of guilt? The Cold Embrace will ask you to give meaning to the cold fingers that reach out for their disloyal companion.

Published in 1860, yet resonant with betrayed lovers everywhere and through all time, Mary Elizabeth Braddon’s masterful short story on the heart breaking tragedy of a fair maiden and the vengeful grip from the grave dragging the villain to his doom will surely give you a fright to remember.

As I composed the music for this episode, I felt it needed to be reminiscent of the lost maiden Gertrude, but also express the gaiety of the story’s villain and his attempt at moving along from the tragedy without paying the required justice. I also took some inspiration from one of my favorite composers of all time, Ludwig Van Beethoven.

This podcast is great for educators, teachers, students and schools looking to educate themselves and others on the works of Edgar Allan Poe, Victorian era writing, old ghost stories and classic horror fiction. Also great for fans of horror, Lovecraftian lore, Gothic fiction, poetry, short stories, and timeless classic scary stories.

Support The Poe Show! https://ko-fi.com/thepoeshow

Website: https://www.thepoeshow.com/

Episode music and narration by Tynan Portillo.

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TRIGGER WARNING: this episode includes FIREARM SFX, DEMONS, and SWEARING.

Eric Miller is a very well accomplished and awarded writer, having credits for a number of Hollywood movies, short stories, anthologies and the novel we will hear an excerpt from today: Whatever Happened to Uncle Ed?

Featured on this epsiode will be an action scene from the beginning of Whatever Happened... as well as an interview with the author himself. It was such a pleasure to be able to talk with Eric about so many topics, and I hope you will give his book a read.

Available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Whatever-Happened-Uncle-Eric-Miller/dp/B0DTF5LVHW

Are you an author who'd like to hear their story on The Poe Show? Email [email protected] with details.

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This podcast is a great resource for educators, teachers, students and schools looking to educate themselves and others on the works of Edgar Allan Poe, Victorian era writing, and classic horror fiction. Also great for fans of horror, Gothic fiction, poetry, short stories, and timeless classic scary stories. And for any indie authors who'd like to hear their story featured on the podcast as well, feel free to send an email.

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Episode music and narration by Tynan Portillo.

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TRIGGER WARNING: this episode contains SUGGESTION OF GORE and TEETH BODY HORROR.

Today we immerse ourselves in the unsettling short story by Edgar Allan Poe that will have your teeth chattering. A tale of insanity, monomania and obsession that leads one to their own torturous realization of their evil deeds.

The melancholy narrative of Berenice.

This story is one of Edgar Allan Poe's spookiest in my opinion, as well as one of his most difficult to get through if you're not a fan of the Victorian era writing style. Take your time, replay the episode as many times as you want to. It took me more times re-reading this story than I'd like to admit in order to understand it completely, but it resulted in a fantastic auditory experience!

This podcast is great for educators, teachers, students and schools looking to educate themselves and others on the works of Edgar Allan Poe, Victorian era writing, and classic horror fiction. Also great for fans of horror, Gothic fiction, poetry, short stories, and timeless classic scary stories.

Thanks to freesound_community on Pixabay for the Grandfather clock sound effect!

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Episode music and narration by Tynan Portillo.

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In this episode we examine the gripping subject of the irreversible effects of war on the world, the political divide and and our identities intertwined with it, presented in Rebirth: 1914–1918 by Rudyard Kipling.

If you’ve never heard of the word “disillusionment,” then be prepared to learn about it, for there are fewer ideas more disheartening to the matured mind than the desire to return to days gone by.

But those who longingly dream of the past should eventually realize the sobering truth: we created now, and if we are dissatisfied, we have only ourselves to blame.

We were what we were.

Perfect for classrooms, educators, teachers, history buffs and those who love war poetry or classical literature.

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