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books The Raven Pops Up! Richard Kaufman

web series "Edgar Allan Poe's Murder Mystery Dinner Party" has murder, mayhem, and literary humor Caroline Siede

Science With infinite stars, why is the night sky dark? Ellsworth Toohey

halloween Black cats in line for an audition in Hollywood, 1961 Popkin

books John Darnielle, lead singer from The Mountain Goats, tells us about books he's reading Jennifer Sandlin

art The Eye, Like a Strange Balloon, Mounts toward Infinity Popkin

john darnielle John Darnielle's Devil House nominated for 2023 Edgar Allan Poe Award for "Best Novel" Jennifer Sandlin

ficworms For all the worm lovers out there: here's an extensive list of fictional worms Popkin

futility closet In 1896, Helga Estby set out to win $10,000 by walking across the United States Futility Closet

music When William S. Burroughs met Bob Dylan David Pescovitz

animals Library loans taxidermy animals for science, education, and Harry Potter parties David Pescovitz

happy mutants Happy Birthday, Edgar Allan Poe! Cory Doctorow

quizzes Edgar Allan Poe or emo band lyric? Rob Beschizza

books Why Edgar Allan Poe's work is still so damn good and creepy David Pescovitz

books Rudy Rucker's latest steampunk novel: "Return to the Hollow Earth," a voyage starring Santa Cruz hippies and Edgar Allan Poe Cory Doctorow

art The Weird of Wendy Pini Rob Beschizza

books Support Rudy Rucker's Kickstarter for his new book "Return to the Hollow Earth" David Pescovitz

Fig And Ford Film noir gets a hilarious send-up in the short film "The Case Of The Gilded Lily" Caroline Siede

happy mutants It's Poe's birthday, so here's Neil Gaiman reading The Raven Cory Doctorow