DragonKing Dark: The death of Edgar Allan Poe

Karl Stern’s look through the darkest moments in pop culture history continues.

My ongoing spin through the 100 darkest moments in pop culture history series continues and this week, it is dark in many ways.

The master of dark literature, Edgar Allan Poe, died under the most mysterious of circumstances. The famous writer was found wandering the streets of Baltimore, Maryland, in dire straits, mumbling and dressed in someone else’s clothing. 

There are a number of theories about the death of Edgar Poe and we will discuss a few of them on this week’s DragonKing Dark.

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