{"id":7535,"date":"2018-10-24T07:58:25","date_gmt":"2018-10-24T11:58:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vweisfeld.com\/?p=7535"},"modified":"2018-10-24T07:58:25","modified_gmt":"2018-10-24T11:58:25","slug":"quoth-the-raven","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vweisfeld.com\/?p=7535","title":{"rendered":"****Quoth the Raven"},"content":{"rendered":"
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drawing, rebeccarawrr, creative commons license<\/p><\/div>\n

Edgar Allan Poe<\/a>, king of 19th century mystery and the gothic horror tales, is credited with inventing the modern detective story, wrote stories about inventions, science, and adventure, and, as people may remember him best, was a master of the macabre. The 169th anniversary of his own mysterious death in Baltimore was this month. To mark the occasion, Camden Park Press published a notable anthology of short stories and poems inspired by Poe\u2019s works, reimagined for contemporary times.<\/p>\n

Lyn Worthen edited the collection and\u2014beyond amazing\u2014the submissions were due August 30, and the book became available in early October! In her introduction, she says \u201cI believe it is the evocative imagery he paints in sometimes hypnotic lines of pen and ink that have captured our imaginations; the sensations of fear, loathing, grief, and despair that have bound his characters to our souls. . . .those same elements that the authors in Quoth the Raven<\/a><\/em> have so thoroughly captured.\u201d<\/p>\n

Just in time for Halloween ordering and reading, here are some of my favorites:<\/p>\n