This Week in Horror Edgar Allan Poe (Season 1, Episode 11)
TV Episode | Horror, Talk-Show

This Week in Horror

Edgar Allan Poe (Season 1, Episode 11)

TV Episode | Horror, Talk-Show

Once upon a Midnight Dreary, while I pondered weak and weary, over many a dull and forgetful podcast..there was no tapping at the door just the sound of the eleventh episode of This Week in Horror celebrating the works of 'Americas ...See moreOnce upon a Midnight Dreary, while I pondered weak and weary, over many a dull and forgetful podcast..there was no tapping at the door just the sound of the eleventh episode of This Week in Horror celebrating the works of 'Americas Shakespeare' Edgar Allan Poe. Joining our hosts Matt Raub and Staci Layne Wilson in their Gothic exploration of the man behind The Raven are two people who know the work of Poe intimately. Actor Jeffrey Combs of 'Re-Animator' fame has literally had to get under Poe's skin to play him in the one man show 'Nevermore' which played to sold out audiences over a year ago. The good news is it's back and Jeffrey will be playing Poe once a month for the entire year at the Steve Allen theater in Los Angeles. Jeffrey discusses the complexities of Poe both as an artist and as a man and the challenges of playing the popular historical figure. Our second guest is largely responsible for bringing Poe into the popular culture with his colorful and atmospheric film adaptations of Poe's work, he is a recent Oscar winner and living legend of American cinema, the 'King of the B-Movies', Roger Corman. We delve into the origins of Corman's interest in Poe and how the gamble to make a costume period drama at the beginning of the 1960's paid off. As if this wasn't enough Poe infusion, our very own Staci Layne Wilson premieres the trailer for her own Poe adaptation -'The Key to Annabel Lee [A Woman in Triptych]'. Make sure you watch it now or Nevermore! Written by Elric Kane See less

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Name	Known for
Jeffrey Combs Self Self See fewer	Re-Animator (1985)
Roger Corman Self - Guest Self - Guest See fewer	The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Matt Raub Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	Ms. Vampy's Love Bites (2013)
Staci Layne Wilson Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	Psycho Therapy (I) (2016)