In 1994, single in Chicago again after just giving back my wedding engagement ring, I did everything I could to keep busy. I volunteered as a docent at the Clarke-Ford House. Built in 1836, it is the ...

On Jan. 6 (7 p.m.) at the Capitol Theatre, Nevermore will be presented (the Capitol Film Series). The show tells the story of ...

A Mystery of Mysteries is a brilliant biography of Edgar Allan Poe that examines the renowned author's life through the prism of his mysterious death and its many possible causes. It is a moment ...

BALTIMORE (Reuters Life!) - American writer Edgar Allan Poe, the master of the macabre who died penniless 160 years ago after a mysterious death, finally got a proper send-off in Baltimore on Sunday.

This episode examines Poe's final days and brings to life renowned works. Poe's young wife suffers a fatal disease, compelling him to write "The Masque of the Red Death" and "The Raven." He strives to ...