The Raven

On this day in 1845, "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe was published in the New York Evening Mirror.

You can read it online at The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Raven, with illustrations by Gustave Doré.




You can hear Garrison Keillor's (A Prairie Home Companion) rendition by clicking here (RealAudio).


Here's a reading by Vincent Price:



And one by Christopher Walkin:



This video showcases "The Raven", a tune from Tales of Mystery and Imagination, The Alan Parsons Project CD that covers the works of Edgar Allan Poe.



The Simpson's even paid tribute (audio clip):

This Week in Horror: January 18 - 24

January 18
2002 – Long Time Dead released theatrically in the United Kingdom

January 19
1809 – Edgar Allan Poe born (d. 1849)
1990 – Tremors released theatrically
1996 – From Dusk Till Dawn released theatrically
2002 – Dark Water (2002) released theatrically in Japan

January 20
2006 – Underworld: Evolution released theatrically

January 21
1998 – Resident Evil 2 released on the PlayStation in the United States

January 22
2000 – Ring 0: Birthday released theatrically in Japan

January 23
1981 – Burial Ground: The Nights of Terror released theatrically
2004 – The Butterfly Effect released theatrically

January 24




Source: wikipedia Portal:Horror/This day in horror archive

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Edgar Allan Poe Stamp

Edgar Allan Poe will be featured on a U.S. postage stamp early in 2009, the U.S. Postal Service said last Thursday.

The 42-cent stamp will mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of the poet and mystery writer and will be issued Jan. 16 in Richmond, Va.

This 3-cent stamp was issued in 1949, the one-hundreth anniversary of Poe's death. The portrait was based on the engraving by F. T. Stuart.