Edgar Allan Poe is generally credited with writing the first detective novel.  His engrossing tales featuring the French detective C. Auguste Dupin were the foundation for a completely new

The Ravens don't deserve to be called the Ravens. Change the name. But let me give you the back story first. I remember growing up in a suburb outside of Milwaukee

Nevermore? That’s what Poe fans worldwide are wondering today. As of three o’clock Friday, The Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum on Amity Street in Baltimore has officially closed.  Control of

(This is the third story in a three-part series on the Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum.) The setting wasn’t exactly Dickensian though the varlet was as dissenting as Scrooge himself. On a

(This is the second story in a three-part series on the Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum.) The grandstands rumble as more than a dozen Indy cars speed across the

(This is the first of a three-part series on the Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum.) Life, as seen through the lens of literature, has a funny way of presenting

Everybody likes a good ghost story, but few ever find themselves caught up in the middle of one.  Getting caught in the middle, however, is exactly what happened to

With temperatures across the region hovering in the 100 degree range, most Marylanders would certainly welcome a quick cooling down.  But for many, that chill may come with a

Jeff Jerome is often asked if he’s ever spent a night in The Edgar Allan Poe House.  His answer has always been a whimsical, “No.”  But any lingering regrets