I missed out on October 9th But the Countess's blog (2nd Street Cemetery) told me more about this. .... A part of what "made" him the writer that he was were the "losses" of loved ones in his life and "Substance Abuse" ...Opium and Absinth ( his drink of choice).
I even made my own "Masque of the Red Death' 12 inch Figure for my collection.
As a child I enjoyed some of his tales like , his poem, "The Raven" his story "Masque of the Red Death" was always one of my favorites.... I even liked the Corman movie on late night TV as a child...
John Cusack as Mr. Poe
A wonderful tribute to Poe.
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