Edgar Allan Poe

'Kuroneko' plays on Poe's thriller

One of Japan's most in-demand young creators, 38-year-old visual designer and film director Shutaro Oku, is currently debuting as a theater director with "Kuroneko," his adaptation of 19th century American author Edgar Allan...

Stephenie Meyer Books-Prom Night Hell Stories

How can Teachers and Parents harness student kids' enthusiasm for reading the Stephenie Meyer books from the Twilight series? Older students could learn to critically analyse,evaluate or compare theme, message and plot in...

First Look at Cover Art for Grimly's New Poe Collection

We recently got an update from one of the hardest working men in horror, Gris Grimly, as to what he's been up to, and two items definitely stood out. First is Edgar Allan Poe's Tales of Death and Dementia, the long-awaited...

Underlying connections

Edgar Allan Poe (January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849); Jack London (January 12, 1876 – November 22, 1916); Ernest Miller Hemingway (July 21, 1899 — July 2, 1961); Jack Kerouac (March 12, 1922 – October 21, 1969). Four American...

The Mystery of Irma Vep (Theatre Review)

by Jennifer Bubriski EDGE Contributor Tuesday Dec 2, 2008 When you see words like "madcap" and "zany" used in ads to describes a play, it’s a natural reaction to roll your eyes and assume it’s all marketing hyperbole. However,...

Best novels of 2008

For a slideshow of the Monitor's fiction book jackets from 2008, click here. A Golden Age By Tahmima Anam (HarperCollins, 288 pp., $24.95) Bangladeshi author Tahmima Anam’s moving debut novel tells the story of a widowed...

My Interview With Laura Lippman About Her Two Latest Books, Hardly Knew Her and Another Thing To...

Laura Lippman is one of my favorite mystery writers - definitely in my top five. Part of that may stem from her, like me, being a former journalist, and part may be that she sets most of her books in Baltimore, a big city I...

Unavoidable {Poem}

If I sit in the far corner of the unused room at the other end of the hallway, and lean to my right, I can just make out the rooftop of the building where you live. Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body. Sir...

Tekzilla #39: Hands Free Bluetooth Roundup, Secure Your Computer, Mohawks and Vinyl...

Veronica explains the mysteries of CD Audio. Does Memory Brand Matter? Testing with Memtest86+, California and Washington go hands free July 1st. Turntable recommendation! Is there a picture of Patrick with a Mohawk? California...

Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival @ Harrogate in 2009

The recent newsletter brings details of a "book now" offer - before Jan 16, 2009 - to get 5% off a weekend ticket and accommodation package, along with a free copy of Peter Leaonard's novel "Quiver". Contact details can be...

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