The House of Usher News

Edgar Allen Poe was one of the gothic-genre poet greats. His work is dark and thoughtful.

Since the time of Dickens there has been a long-standing tradition of telling spooky stories on Christmas Eve... Who better to be a guide to a selection of ghostly tales than faux-Edwardian and author of Supernatural Horror in Literature , Mr.

Nobody's really seen Blood and Roses . They think they might have seen it because they know the song by The Smithereens, or they've confused it with one of Hammer's Karnstein trilogy which also derive from Sheridan Le Fanu's Carmilla .

Each 32-page volume features a must-read American author juxtaposed with a contemporary illustrator, creating a unique artistic collaboration across the years.

Dunedin Showcase Theater presents Nightfall With Edgar Allan Poe. Jeffery Dow stars with, from left, Mara Martin, Karla Emery and Ingrid Steele.