The Macabre Death Of Edgar Allan Poe

[@BuzzFeedUnsolvedNetwork]

Make sure to leave your questions for our Post Mortem episode down below!

[@magnifison4568]

Why?

[@alyssanicole336]

Edgar Allan Poe loved cats, he had a cat named Catterina that would sit on his shoulder when he wrote, and slept on his wifes chest to keep her company. After he died they went to his home and found that his cat also died. (But probably just from lack of food yikes) Also, at the Poe museum, there are 2 cats, Edgar and Pluto. Edit: I'm very annoying but here's some more facts: 1. Some people think that Poe and Virginia's relationship was more platonic that romantic 2. Poe's rival, Rufus Griswold, wrote an awful obituary for him in which he said Poe's death “will startle many, but few will be grieved by it” 3. come on leave him alone he wasn't that gross and creepy, just a very sad man (other than the Virgina thing lol) but he constantly tried to escape the horrors of his life, he just never could 4. He actually wasn't very famous or successful during his lifetime so people probably wouldn't have recognized him 5. ok sorry I get this is very annoying I just think people should know more about him

[@pamelaedith7994]

will the hot daga be back this season

[@dogedog8686]

BuzzFeed Unsolved Network Yeetus

[@TheIkhsan7]

So, will Shane do hotdaga stories on qna?

[@belleadams9269]

“-he was a weird little spindly man with a head the size of a pumpkin” *Shane acts as though he didn’t just describe himself*

[@chunellemariavictoriaespan8752]

Bro, he said LITTLE and Shanne's A 6 FOOT GIANT!!

[@daisy-qx9pu]

You should edit your comment with a #roastmortem

[@user-oy6hk1gn7l]

Nah, he's a *large* spindly man with a head the size of a pumpkin

[@simonemalan9799]

This needs to be in the roast mortem

[@NiessyaGolden25]

Subcribe to the boys new youtube The watcher kzbin.info/door/ircJf-FlToBNjuy9xG-i5A

[@antersiuruo1824]

Shane: "I don't know much about Edgar Allan Poe" Also Shane: *Literally looks like him*

[@lolajaramillo4620]

Ha Ha Ha!😂 All he needs is a bit of white face makeup, and black hair dye!🤣

[@rae9766]

Omg facts

[@fastname6519]

Who knows they might even be related

[@feedswagpeppa3976]

Bahaha maybe he’s lying to cover it up 😂🤭

[@alex-fs9yt]

Ghost: boo! Ryan: *dies* Shane: _Here lies Ryan Bergara, loving wife._

[@leentjebouwman7112]

(Shane's loving wife)

[@deer-derf]

@@leentjebouwman7112 joe's son

[@trippyhippy814]

Too realistic

[@kendrachristianson1]

Staph shipping real people!😂

[@believerbelieber4165]

#postmortem

[@korinnab.2318]

I know this is from a year ago, but I feel the need to let everyone know that it is believed that Poe only married his cousin to save her from being married off to an abuser

[@sayarasa8961]

i take back my words

[@qwerty9797]

That makes me think less less of him

[@korinnab.2318]

@@savvystudios7950 I wish I did but I can't find anything online. I heard this from my college literature prof so maybe I can email him about it

[@GeekRaj]

It was normal back then to marry before 18. In India too where I was raised, people used to marry when they were 13 years old. Like a 13 yr old boy marrying 12 year old girl. It was common back then. Sometimes in villages and rural areas in India this tradition still continues.

[@Gos1234567]

Yea right

[@izzylouise9891]

Me: *immediately looks to see if the mannequin is gone* Shane and Ryan: “Let’s make the mannequin even creepier this season”

[@deannak5948]

Isabel Harris I JUMPED

[@jade_blax]

It really is scary, it looks directly at us 😂

[@atlaswasnthere]

Isabel Harris it’s in the window

[@kylol1527]

Wait what?? What mannequin?

[@izzylouise9891]

BxItterWolfie the window to our SOULS

[@robinurgender8617]

*Shane looks like a depressed history teacher, but like the kind of depressed history teacher that is actually your favorite teacher because they make history fun* .

[@magicmyth2635]

This discription makes me think of Remus Lupin from harry potter no offence to the character. he one of my favorites

[@robinurgender8617]

magic myth2 Remus Lupin is fantastic!

[@elixirLife0707]

@@magicmyth2635 Same! It was Remus Lupin I remembered. With his shabby but dignified clothes.

[@fernfernisfernie]

And because you have a big crush on them

[@pissboy_8671]

I got all I need from his ruining history

[@alexistherockstar]

This entire show is Shane not knowing what is going on at all and Ryan stating facts for him.

[@fhuuraliulfr5756]

lmao

[@seanbuggy2185]

Ye that’s the point lmao

[@jeannethehuman2524]

#RoastMortem

[@rae9766]

Gotta love em

[@haydengodfrey8346]

That's why it works.

[@emilygracey]

The relationship between Poe and Virginia has been reported as platonic and never consummated. There are also accounts that he married her to spare her from an arranged marriage that her parents were making. He was such an interesting guy.

[@kops84able]

Fun fact the ravens mascots are named “Edgar”, “Allen”, and “Poe”.

[@fruitbythefoote]

*were They got rid of two of them. Now,only Poe remains.

[@961Razzer]

And the actual two ravens we have, are named rise and conquer

[@rullmourn1142]

Gtd5504 ..Fun fact, Allan is spelled with 2 As i

[@o5-1theheadadministrator]

@@rullmourn1142 no it's not

[@samminicksm]

Aaron Chris Gallagher Yes it is

[@HPluvr3211]

Did you boys know that Edgar Allan Poe’s house here in Richmond, Virginia is reportedly very haunted by his ghost. Perhaps there could be a sequel in the supernatural season? Hmmm?

[@edgarallanpoe8917]

It isn't haunted by me, madam..

[@gwen1861]

There's also a bar in Baltimore where people have apparently seen his ghost

[@teshearolle]

niceeee

[@1000wastedwords]

#postmortem this needs to be seen

[@ThePaganElf]

Oh, I love Poes works, and this made me sad.

[@irisfaith2220]

Poe wasn’t ever famous when he was alive. After he died his short story’s and poems got very famous. That makes his life story even more sad

[@baubross5595]

Iris Faith he was famous after publishing the raven, but i believe it died out

[@laurelmcfarland7316]

He did have moments of fame, but you’re right that it was never enough to be anything to support him

[@theoutcasts8844]

That’s common in writer’s

[@williamtran3208]

@Iris Faith Edgar Allan Poe died.

[@sadraccoon001]

That’s how it is with artists ; whether they were painters , writers or poets . They only get the recognition they deserve after its too late and never getting the chance to enjoy it .

[@BertoBaby]

Ryan: *does extensive research on the death of Edgar Allen Poe* Also Ryan: *freaks out over the knowledge that Poe was from Baltimore*

[@sambhavimishra8453]

He was not though. He just died in Baltimore and the place claimed him because he became a famous historical literary figure.

[@katherineamelia98]

@@sambhavimishra8453 he lived in baltimore for many years, it’s safe to say he’s from there

[@thepuzzleoracle6760]

@@katherineamelia98he arguably spent more time in Richmond and that’s where he considered home, so people would say he’s from there. He was born in Boston, so you could argue he’s from there too. I’m sure if he died somewhere else, that’s where people would say he’s “from”. Balitmore’s only true claim is that he’s buried there, which is reason enough.

[@frannyb99]

"In the life of edgar allan poe, tragedy was never far off" *insert upbeat tango music and a dove deodorant comercial*

[@clarissaavelar1034]

69 likes- Nice

[@laylal1005]

I actually started cackling

[@sophiagreer1361]

"tHeReS nO dRy TimE?!"

[@auriamoon2662]

I spit my water 😂

[@maverickcoyote3526]

I had the best foods drizzle sauces one with upbeat music.

[@bluefox99887]

I see the mannequin found a new, and even more terrifying location...

[@sapphosdescendants3997]

bluefox99887 Yeah, sat right next to Ryan!

[@alexei9122]

When it's just about in the corner, it's just like a stalker By the window, it looks like it's actually planning your murder

[@ysabellaanover6238]

I remember a video they made "the watcher" and it reminds me of it

[@L16htW4rr10r]

@@alexei9122 Thank you for making me notice it. Im scared now.

[@ahmedsaif1764]

Imagine this thing at your room's window

[@HokeyPokey81300]

One of Poe’s ancestors definitely pissed off a witch or something. Seems like a family curse almost

[@huntermashburn7217]

Pumpkin God some people aren’t affected by tuberculosis. They just carry it. All his wives (and his parents) died from tuberculosis. I think his godmother did too. So i think when his parents died he was infected and became a carrier. So all the people he was around long enough died but he lived.

[@guanlonghe8465]

#postmortum

[@RobbieStacks90]

@@abominableman Are you taken? You're really cute.

[@RobbieStacks90]

@@abominableman You can't be serious... Do you realize that you just met a stud?

[@dala4706]

@@RobbieStacks90 grosslier

[@shelbykroah7030]

Just so you know, he wasn’t in a sexual relationship with his cousin. He married her to save her from an arranged marriage.

[@cronchybo]

yeah, but it's still gross (based on modern standards).

[@Whatareevenbirds]

@@cronchybo i mean- If my arranged marrige consists of a terrible groom, I, too, would like to fake marry my cousin solely to avoid a terrible relationship. Back then it was normal (Im NOT condoning it), so it was either arrange marriage or fake marriage

[@DeadAngel14]

@@cronchybo Stop being a fuckin snowflake

[@cronchybo]

@@DeadAngel14 just say you wanna marry your cousin and leave

[@cheyennegentry438]

I always thought it was the creepy way.i guess it's sweet. Honestly, still a little weird.

[@paperxpens5508]

"He was like a weird little spindly man with a head the size of a pumpkin" Getting a little hypocritical Shane #postmortem #shaniac

[@nahyes7211]

weeewoooweeewooo

[@truedeli8057]

🔥🔥🔥🔥ROAST MORTEM🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@sapphosdescendants3997]

ROAAAAAST MORTEMMMMM

[@adambump5297]

Not really Shane is tall not little.

[@joiamusic6076]

Are you sure Shane wasn’t describing himself? #roastmortem #postmortem #shaniac #boogera

[@maddis4900]

THE LEVEL OF EXCITEMENT I FEEL AHHH

[@cazzical1281]

Mad Butterfly me too me too

[@xtriple0000]

I thought this said “excrement”... sorry

[@maddis4900]

Cazzical I audibly screamed.

[@maddis4900]

xtriple0000 bruh BHAHAHAHA

[@sphiephillips]

IM SO HAPPY AAAAAAA

[@casual-owl]

Ryan: We talk to ghosts all the time. Shane: *every regret flashes before his eyes*

[@katiebelle6615]

I was about to comment that😂

[@trendylostteen6828]

Love that.

[@corachandler9932]

"It's very easy to condemn from our vantage point in history, and so we do condemn! Wholeheartedly!" One of Shane's best quotes.

[@dingodogg784]

Can’t we all agree that Poe, was just a VERY unlucky man

[@LucyLioness100]

A bunch of unlucky tragedies & not uncommon to have such troubles for many back in the 1800s. Still truly terrible he didn’t live longer to see how much the public embraced his works after his death

[@waynej2608]

Ya think!? His life is comparable to much of his brilliant writing. Tragic, dark yet beguiling and impressive.

[@ProperlyGaming]

The best artists have some sort of tragic life and or just mental issues.

[@p.s.csdeaky8530]

@Properly Gaming True, but is not just the best, ordinary people can have tragedies too, that's life, it doesn't pick a specific person, some good people have trgaedies, some bad people don't, life can be like that.

[@ProperlyGaming]

@@p.s.csdeaky8530 I didn't mean to say normal people don't have tragedies but that some of the best artists whether it be writing, painting, or singing have allot of tragedy in their lives

[@testingno7199]

He’s born and raised Boston. He just died in Baltimore and the city was like He’s Ours now

[@inayatjain2973]

Yup he’s ours now oop

[@jerryhernandez9775]

Sullivan's Island SC lays a claim to him as well

[@existent6137]

Yeah we did and Boston can fight us

[@victorrestrepo5633]

ehhhh richmond va claims him more. his life takes place 80% in richmond

[@katrinaumana2127]

Yup we also claim Babe Ruth cause he was born in Baltimore even though he mainly lived in NYC & Boston 🤷😂

[@JustAwesomee]

“I never liked heroin” -Shane, 2020

[@joannakristinellana1657]

HAHAHAAHA

[@bigmeatyclawzz]

I need that on a shirt

[@ickyalyx666]

*when you learn more about edgar allan poe in a 23 minute video than you ever did in school*

[@kysonshane9285]

Yeah, learning his actually poetry wasn’t good enough ... seriously, I would’ve paid way more attention

[@loicbedard3085]

I'm showing this to my students tomorrow to present poe! Hahahah

[@thewrustywrench21]

I think it’s more his work is used as a tool to teach literature. He’s studied in English & reading and writing classes not history.

[@space_boi8545]

Pan brother/sister/sibling hello

[@abridgedTrainwreck]

I read Tell Tale Heart in my english class and now my knowledge is just ‘he married his 13 yo cousin’

[@caitlyncloss8449]

Fun fact: Elmira actually had no choice, Edgar promised her he would write to her while he was away, and he stayed true to his word but Elmira's father hid the letters from her and then later forced her into an arranged marriage, #postmortem

[@ninavale.]

hmm, this might reflect in some of his poems and stories. like Bridal Ballad. It's about a girl who had a man she loved but is forced to marry another. and despairs about it.

[@PolyBiBadger]

Caitlyn Closs whoa, that’s terrible

[@mackenziedillon295]

"FUN"?

[@missbeliever5133]

I wanna know when they moved Poe's bones out did they put them back? Or is the location to his grave still a mystery today?

[@caitlyncloss8449]

How am I just now seeing these comments

[@PippaT-iw6su]

Nobody gonna mention how Shane's goal is to look weird throughout his 30's?? Like he is intentionally looking like a 70s serial killer/weird teacher and i am living for this

[@johannavictoria5676]

Yeah he has that remus lupin look

[@ethanholmes6519]

Y'all know what kind of jacket hes wearing? It's pretty freaking awesome

[@RobbieStacks90]

Not everybody ages well into their 30s. You have an alpha male like me who can still pass for 17 and then you have scraggly guys like him, who look old. Not everybody is a stud.

[@khoo7732]

Johanna Victoria I see this so much,

[@ericamartiin]

definitely hitting his goal of looking weird, but weirdly enough.. he DEFINITELY pulls it off. 😍

[@JoeMazzolaTheFirstPersonCook]

"Don't marry kids" is the official stance of Shane "Long-Legs" Madej

[@oli2328]

What about "stop serial killing"

[@sageemma]

The American Revolutionary hero Lafayette also married a girl of 13 (or so.)

[@meganperreault5191]

I did it and he never died or went to the hospital but they ALL chose MORE ? scratch scratch, :(

[@rachelhallie7483]

@@sageemma Yes but he was 16 at the time himself, so rather different

[@loudlady2]

There's actually a story in my family that one of our great great great uncles, who lived in Baltimore at the time, helped a pale man from a ditch and to the local hospital a couple nights before Poe died. Apparently he was incredibly unwell looking hense the idea of bringing him to the hospital, it was thought by the uncle's daughter that that man was Poe and she wrote it in one of her schoolbooks that we still have from her.

[@manuellubian5709]

That is very interesting. It would be even more interesting if you might consider sharing a copy of this letter or book that you have with the Pratt Library in Baltimore Maryland. The Pratt Library is the keeper and conservator of a few items taken from po at the time of his death these few remaining artifacts are kept under lock and key in a vault in the museum. If you contact them the library Museum just might be interested in what you have to share with them. They may even want to analyze it and look over whatever material your family currently still possesses.

[@PoisonelleMisty4311]

Now, people often think of Poe as this brooding, mysterious figure. But did you know he was also a master of disguise? Yeah, apparently, he used to dress up and go to different taverns just to mess with people. I gotta say, that takes commitment. Imagine spending hours putting on a fake mustache just to creep people out. That's some next-level dedication to the craft.

[@Bea56601]

That would be so interesting to read. Joseph Walker found him, and he, Henry Herring, and Dr. Snodgrass took him to the hospital. You should do a dive into your family history and see who it is that you’re related to!

[@paytonlewis3438]

Shane is really giving off Remus Lupin energy in this episode.

[@gxld.mp4]

YOU'RE RIGHT LMFAOOOO

[@heythereghoulsitsmeyaboy7526]

Ikr

[@VeganCupcake]

Payton Lewis OMG YESSS

[@raima6877]

Yaaaassss

[@sophiarobinson1126]

Ik it’s amazing

[@CaptainLog]

Shane is bringing that POWERFUL divorced substitute teacher energy.

[@sapphosdescendants3997]

ROASTMORTEM

[@kaymay4205]

he looks like he's related to dan the english teacher

[@TheBladeOfTerror]

Yessir

[@khameronsmith108]

He got the jacket and everything 😂😂😂😂

[@argisellek9249]

CaptainLog he is

[@jenniferetheridge3041]

Interesting Poe Fact: The most important women in his life (biological mother, adoptive mother, and wife) all died of tuberculosis! edit: thank y’all for the likes and very fun comments! love the unsolved community!!

[@dainmcl]

Jennifer Claire I sometimes forget how deadly tuberculosis was, considering now most people are vaccinated against it (including me, thank god).

[@melo13melo]

I think I read somewhere once that Poe was probably a carrier of tuberculosis. Everyone close to him died of it but he never got it himself.

[@leviathxns]

I read that as one singular woman and I thought they were all the same person. I was real freaked out until I realized

[@xgoldreaperx4093]

Arthur Morgan has entered the chat

[@velvet4299]

I'm glad you said interesting fact instead of fun fact 😂

[@totemquote6371]

Does anyone else love it when Ryan is narrating in an official, calm tone and casually throws in flowing phrases like “and, since his dad was a tightwad,” and “even ‘grosslier,’ she was his cousin” bc that’s the sudden and uncommented-upon informality I signed up for

[@imirrelevant513]

Knowing this guy's luck, all of the theories are correct lmao

[@franciafrancia2481]

😂

[@shannonaguilar920]

WHAM!...Nice😉💛

[@gamingmoon4265]

666 likes

[@Star_fish]

imagine

[@onelemon6072]

Lol but its true

[@safidraws]

"She was 13." *long. Uncomfortable silence*

[@issyyourboo2848]

Did y'all also miss the fact that she was his cousin

[@issyyourboo2848]

@@ethanlafontaine6045 um yes there is. Have you not heard about deformities and health problems that are more likely to happen through incest?

[@emmafalconer6127]

@@ethanlafontaine6045 Tell that to king Charles II of Spain, he is a perfect example why inbreeding is Bad

[@snakeoi8189]

@@emmafalconer6127 *Please don't remind.*

[@UIAL570]

I’m just going to say it “can’t be doing that”😂

[@samanthadalton9626]

“Grossly, Virginia was his cousin. Even grosslier, she was half his age” 😂😂

[@meganglewwe4600]

Samantha Dalton GROSSLIER

[@bekah5986]

ewww i read this as ryan said that SpOoKyYyYy

[@AMY1213141]

The fact he says it in his monotone documentary voice makes it even better

[@joeysaviation2033]

Welp, that’s the south for you

[@loganplonski922]

Grossliest, she was only 13. That.... seems relevant.

[@ajjanzel]

I feel like the story of Edgar Allen Poe's wife is so twisted to fit his "messed up suffering artist/writer" narrative when in reality, she was his cousin/niece (I can't quite remember) whose parents died of TB when she was 12 which put her in a very awkward position of either 1) being sent to a monastery to live out her days 2) marrying some strange suitor she didn't know or 3) going to a monastery for a few years only to be thrown out onto the streets as an orphan. Poe, as her uncle, was unable and couldn't afford to legally take her in as a child but he COULD marry her preventing her from all of those fates and at the very least she was with family. Is it a fucked up system? Yeah. But It's definitely not Edgar Allen Poe who messed with that, he did the best he could for the little family he had left. Was there a relationship? Muuch later, but not initially. Still messed up but not nearly as much as the initial glance suggests.

[@maddy7101]

"Get him out there, get him workin', get him burning his own furniture." The genius in this quote just cannot be comprehended.

[@et0g3n]

I need that quote on a shirt :D

[@pixl_ghost465]

Would’ve been a good yearbook quote 🤣

[@lillymcgee6270]

ok no one is going to see this comment but they didn’t tell the whole story of Elmira. She never cheated on him on purpose. they were engaged before poe went to college and agreed to write letters to each other. But Elmira’s father disapproved of the engagement and intercepted and destroyed all the letters. Elmira thought that Poe had forgot about her and married Shelton and had children . After Shelton died she met up again with poe, who had recently lost Virginia . They got engaged again, but poe died. She did not mean to cheat on him. I’m sorry I went on this rant I have a lot of feelings about Elmira

[@kiera_klark8171]

Not saying I don’t believe you, but how do you know??

[@gaysuck164]

@@kiera_klark8171 a google search maybe?

[@lillymcgee6270]

Kiera _Klark it’s on her Wikipedia

[@Only_Hopee]

The Notebook vibes, anyone?

[@seanki98]

That's even sadder

[@camili5072]

For postmortem: Just thought you guys would like to know that there’s an unknown person who leaves a rose in the gutter where he was found every year on his birthday. No one has ever seen who it was.

[@peachysandie]

I thought it was his grave. I've heard about the annual roses, but I heard it's at his headstone.

[@cometgravity]

sorry that was me

[@lizzydey2665]

The watcher

[@tingerines]

All Hail the Watcher.

[@napatora]

@@peachysandie it is at his grave

[@saaamember97]

I remember several years ago, watching a documentary on Poe, where they assembled a small team of physicians, of various disciplines, to try to come to some determination as to what actually happened to cause Poe's death. I don't remember if this documentary was on television or online. They gathered all the known information of Poe's personal medical history, his family's medical history, his living conditions, his work conditions, and even examined a collection of photos of Poe. If I remember correctly, they determined that it was a sort of "perfect storm" of a number of things. 1. They determined that he suffered from Macrocephaly. That is why his head was as big as it was. 2. They also went into discussion as to why his eyes were so sunken and dark. They attributed it to a symptom of breathing in too much fumes from the burning of coal oil (I'm not sure if they came up with a name for the condition). All buildings at that time used coal oil lamps to provide indoor lighting. There were other symptoms and diagnoses, but I can't remember what they were. Bottomline, they stated that it was a number of things that killed him .... Not just one thing. I wish I could find that video!

[@sin5796]

PLEASE DO SOUTH KOREA'S CASE "THE FROG BOYS" THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR UNSOLVED CASES IN SOUTH KOREA (LIKE FOR THEM TO SEE) #postmortem

[@i_like_barking7046]

Omg What A Coincidence I Have The same profile In My School!!

[@Fiat_Multipla69]

@@i_like_barking7046 what?

[@Sheeshoosheebaa]

Oh gosh this case is so sad!! But i agree!! A video would be super great!!

[@Seonnie]

holy smokes, yes!!!! Please cover The Frog Boys, Ryan and Shane. That case needs to be talked about more.

[@lizzie8974]

666 likes...

[@rubykgarrett]

"grossly, virginia was his cousin. _grosslier_ virginia was half his age."

[@chriswu15]

Great pfp lol

[@sophiamiller6]

ruby I REPLAYED THIS PART LIKE 80 TIMES

[@feralcatgirl]

can't spell pedo without p, o, and e

[@DragonKiller-nw2ju]

Actually, back then in the earlier 1800's, marrying your cousins was seen as normal.

[@lovingblueboy7686]

Dragon Killer 5566 yes we know, doesn’t make it less gross

[@itsalaynnaguys]

“Was Poe truly tortured?” SHANE, HAVE YOU LITERALLY EVER READ ANY OF HIS WORKS? It’s pretty obvious my dude

[@salenebrom6476]

Laylayzr 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@AndysamBlack]

😂😂😂

[@Mastergeeka]

I mean Hozier’s songs are pretty dark but I hear he’s a chill dude. But yeah, it’s pretty well-known that Poe did not have the most stable of mindsets.

[@AndysamBlack]

@@Mastergeeka i meaaaan, i do agree that people can write dark stuff without being tortured because fiction is fiction is fiction, BUT Hozier's darkness it's different to anything Poe style 😅 (obvs imo)

[@tdog8764]

shane just plays devil’s advocate most of the time. it’s best to not take him totally serious

[@caitlin2649]

When he said "Poe found out that his fiance, (girl's name)..." I def heard "Beyonce" instead of "fiance" and I was like "okay yeah so his idol I guess, his queen" and my brain saw nothing amiss with that.

[@tilinapple]

Yea me too I was like omg mood

[@zaynslucozade1132]

I heard the same. I was like wait wha- 💀

[@WinnifredOConnor]

The Baltimore Ravens had three raven mascots! “Edgar” “Allen” and “Poe”

[@lebrionjamoose7652]

Amber Feezor did I ask?

[@KimPlantsArt]

It’s Jack Choppy yes

[@feedswagpeppa3976]

It’s Jack Choppy I did

[@persie616]

It’s Jack Choppy Literally everyone asked.

[@UhOhHereWeGo]

It’s Jack Choppy somebody’s a grump

[@SmarkusAurelius]

"Poe was 27 and Virginia was 13" While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping, As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door. “’Tis the FBI” I muttered, “tapping at my chamber door- Only this and nothing more.”

[@bubbathefett6706]

Crooty nobody realizes and appreciates that this is the raven

[@milkyymel]

the creativity in this comment. wow.

[@Sofia-T]

Wow that's a good one right there!

[@nr-5usrrobot802]

Also it’s not Rapping if your implying a Hell based drop off it would be rappelling. Also that’s more of the S.W.A.T teams thing, FBI do something’s do things, but for the most part when law enforcement bursts down your door it’s a S.W.A.T team, their also they guys who use tear gas and Shields. FBI normally don’t have the same gear S.W.A.T teams do, the most armor a FBI member would have is a Kevlar vest. Nothing that really could count as armor anywhere else on them.

[@xtashax]

This is GENIUS

[@mayar5062]

Okay but if it makes anyone feel better, Poe and his wife/cousin never actually consummated the marriage. Based on records from him and other family members, it was more of a companionship thing.

[@connorjohnson7457]

Maya S yup that’s true. He was adopted into my family. He was actually pretty conflicted about his relationship with her, as he was extremely close with her but also was in live with her. In the end however he mostly committed to a close friendship with her rather than loving her.

[@sarag4972]

it does make me feel a little bit better

[@grimmswan142]

Somebody needs to tell Shane this!!

[@annabellelee4692]

#postmortem

[@aswertyuiol]

That does make me feel better. Shoutout to shane for wholeheartedly condemning it anyway

[@mureithikivuti]

Imagine life constantly throwing you curveballs and you somehow manage to become one of the most influential writers in your time. Respect

[@carnuatus]

But mostly after his death so he doesn't even get to witness it.

[@mureithikivuti]

@@carnuatus Like I said. Life is constantly curving him. But somehow in a weird way he makes it

[@Russianbluez]

Post Mortem: Just to point out, it is heavily debated over the nature of poe and virginia's relationship. she was in an abusive situation, its thought that poe married her to have a reason to get her out of it, as he did not have the money or status to take custody. she also was a writer in her own right and poe did his best to support her. from both of their writings, it is concluded they never "consummated the marriage", and virginia died a virgin. the supposed scandalous relationship was a theory heavily pushed by the brother in laws and family that believed poe was hiding money from them.

[@dansenkat]

impishclutter ohhhh I had never heard of this! I'm gonna look it up

[@allisonl401]

That’s interesting! I hope they see this and elaborate on it

[@nikkirivera5307]

This makes me feel WAY better

[@cambriadaW]

Ohhhh interesting !!! Yeah that makes me feel better about the situation lol #postmortem

[@edgarallanpoe8917]

@motmus mom Pedophilia should never have been a consideration, thank you very much.. Virginia was of the proper age for marriage in our time..

[@merseal9963]

Ryan: "ghosts appear in their house or where they died or-" Shane: "or wherever is convenient for the story. Got it." Is this also the trailer for the next season of Buzzfeed Unsolved Supernatural?

[@NiessyaGolden25]

Subcribe to the boys new youtube The watcher kzbin.info/door/ircJf-FlToBNjuy9xG-i5A

[@meganurbanski7726]

For the Postmortem: just a fun little comment on the Baltimore Ravens connection to Poe, not only is the team named after Poe’s poem, “The Raven”, the Baltimore Ravens mascot is also named Poe. 😈😈

[@quinnsmischief]

OH MY GOD I LOVE THIS

[@mariareynolds2705]

i think they actually have 3 raven mascots all named Edgar Allen and Poe. im not 100% on that though,

[@mimikyu__-]

Maria Reynolds If I’m not mistaken, the birds that they bring to the games are Edgar and Allan, while Poe is the mascot.

[@uhsleepz]

@@mariareynolds2705 yeah, they have 3 mascots. Supposedly they're supposed to be 3 brothers named Edgar, Allan, and Poe. It's really cool

[@thequeenofkittycats4317]

Sammie Walsh the pinned comment says to leave comments for the post mortem. they are on a special contact with buzzfeed to just do the unsolved series

[@hannahg5407]

Yeah marrying a 13 year old at 27 wasn’t looked at kindly back then either

[@LilCriminalFUC12]

12:12 lol shane said that not ryan

[@withtheworks]

I was looking for this comment, yeah marrying your child cousin was definitely Not the norm in 1830s Virginia

[@CRUSH40RULES]

It's being looked at too kindly now or ever! That girl had only just started going through puberty.

[@GeekRaj]

It was normal back then to marry before 18. In India too where I was raised, people used to marry when they were 13 years old. Like a 13 yr old boy marrying 12 year old girl. It was common back then. Sometimes in villages and rural areas in India this tradition still continues. Yeah but a 27 yr old marrying someone half his age is pretty disturbing.

[@CRUSH40RULES]

@@GeekRaj if it was common back then, then it's fine. But when we read about something like this today, even if it was from way back when, we can't help but feel disgusted.

[@aaron728]

Fun Fact: Poe was actually extremely athletic it’s crazy. Dude swam up a river for 6 miles.

[@youhustlinmeboy4989]

Fact?

[@aarnavgakhar9795]

You hustlin' me boy? Fun?

[@digitalojos]

Poe?

[@IsThisRain]

Edgar Allan Swole

[@rila5319]

cuz he was a crack addict

[@fruityzoro]

me, listening to the ghoul boys talk about edgar's life: aw man this is so sad wtf i feel so bad for him ryan: he married his 13 year old cousin me: i am asking to unhear it

[@cadavher]

🤣🤣🤣 child marriage ruins everything lol

[@carsfan1995]

Lucky Lex Well it's also a combination of serious gross and illegal things: pedophilia and incest. We shouldn't have that, but somehow anime encourages it.

[@bagel5056]

McKenzie Eby You clearly know nothing about anime but okay

[@minticedtea]

afaik it was a platonic marriage, but good on the boys for their concern

[@theonlybingledingle]

@@bagel5056 they're just saying anime plays into it, which some definitely do. They're not talking about every anime around. Lol

[@brynncolegrave9386]

“grossly, she was his cousin. even grosslier, she was half his age” lmaooooo

[@morganmurphy8700]

Brynn Colegrave 27 and 13 wow

[@lillyflower3415]

@@morganmurphy8700 Yup. What a fucked up dude.

[@galaxiegrey96]

Mood

[@beautifullEternal]

Alan Hardcastle naaaaaa. Don’t see 14 year old boys getting married. Did we?

[@beautifullEternal]

Alan Hardcastle but was he married to an adult?

[@e-linamarie]

“aunt/mother-in-law” is such,,, an interesting statement

[@maplesoda1069]

Poe: *dies* well at least it can't get worst than this *people move his coffin and Poe spills out* Poe: welp..

[@Crysta11ize]

The temperance movement was actually pretty largely made up of women who feared alcohol's effects on their husbands and fathers. Alcoholism in a loved one is obviously terrible on its own, but it was especially bad back then because women and their children were so legally and financially dependent on these men. It's actually super sad

[@stevenmoore6324]

You also have to consider the cleanliness and quality of the alcohol being served at the time. It's not like a lot of government oversight existed which was part of the reason families feared its effects.

[@Kiki-cs8xv]

Thanks, I was hoping someone else would have pointed this out. The temperance movement was very much an anti domestic violence movement. They thought that banning alcohol was a way to prevent husbands from beating their wives and children. It's also strongly linked to women's suffrage. People believed that getting the right to vote would allow women to vote for prohibition.

[@ladyredl3210]

@@Kiki-cs8xv you're so right thank you for pointing that out

[@isaiahcollins6470]

Steven Moore alcohol was literally safer than some water

[@Crysta11ize]

@@isaiahcollins6470 Yeah, properly made stuff might've been, but improperly prepared alcohol could (and still can, I guess) give you stuff like botulism or methanol poisoning, so that wasn't great

[@fairyradia]

#postmortem (since so many insisted I tag it!) Poe married his cousin purely so that she wouldn't be homeless. After her husband died, she was on the grounds of losing her house and everything she owned unless she could be remarried. This was because the law stated that women weren't allowed to own anything; it had to be under the property of their husband. If the man died, the woman was actually considered part of his property. To save her from being married to someone wanting to take advantage of her and the property, Poe agrees to enter into civil marriage with her. This was apparently more common for the time than one would think, but still a little weird. We can only trust Edgar's word that there was never anything sexual or romantic about their relationship. Poe writes that he only had platonic love for Virginia, and even called her "sis" because she held the role of a sister to him. This was the reason he was so heartbroken when she died. It was very akin to the same grief he experienced when he lost his parents.

[@ladystarlightasmr]

Thanks for the information, that’s really interesting! But according to that she was already married before 13?

[@oldajtap1361]

Crazy Catnip oh dear...

[@mollybennett3291]

Elaine P this was also (apparently) part of the reason some Mormons had so many wives, more as a favor than anything related to attraction. At least so I’ve been told.

[@GraceSolar]

Oh wow, seriously? That's actually really noble of him then

[@MT-lk7qt]

Do you have any sources? I ask because I really, really hope this is true.

[@lawl_4llie]

Poe is one of the coolest poets in my opinion, he was very intelligent and had a very rough life, he deserved better than what he was handed.

[@jaamiiee26]

At Poe’s grave every anniversary of his death, someone leaves roses and a bottle of cognac, but no one has ever seen who it was! For #postmortem, what would you guys want left at your grave every year? So happy you’re back!

[@a_strange_loop]

I think it's on his birthday. Which is, coincidentally, also my birthday.

[@Ekolishift]

It hasn't happened in recent years. They think the person who was doing that passed away. Baltimorian here

[@jaamiiee26]

EKoLi SHiFT aw man that’s sad.

[@jaamiiee26]

Nathaniel D Musso oops you might be right! Also that’s pretty cool!

[@cristinanunez2213]

I guess you can say #poestmorterm

[@jocelyncarter5183]

Edger Allan Poe: *is a poet and dies in a strange way* English teachers: this is so deep write 10 paragraphs on how this affected his work

[@GaynonDerogatoryDeadBody]

*dies Happy virgo season😳

[@krystrawberry]

i can't do it its 666 likes edit:man they liked it ;-;

[@katielamborghini3551]

Damn it, why is this accurate.

[@gachananir14]

Omg true!!!

[@kayleevinson4612]

@MARYAN MURIDI I am too lol

[@freyrapollo]

For postmortem: The temperance movement was mostly made up of women who wanted to ban alcohol so their husbands wouldn't get drunk and abuse them and their children. So I mean... it was meant to be a good thing, but there were some consequences #postmortem

[@ivraeas]

@Bill Anderson a woman in the 1840's couldn't easily leave her husband

[@pendejab2450]

Bill Anderson it was the 1800’s women couldn’t just leave when they pleased

[@disnerdbeth2332]

@Bill Anderson a woman in the 1800s absolutely could not just leave her husband, she and her children had no independence. Even today, it's incredibly difficult. Nice victim blaming, though.

[@skiddlydiddlydoo4893]

@Bill Anderson Beating their wives and children is your definition of "fun" ? The 1920s wasn't a safe or good time period to get divorced considering how hard it already was for women. The challenges that come along with divorcing your husband AND trying to take care of your children alone with a low-paying job?

[@brandismith3911]

Bill Anderson “You can’t ban me molesting children in my own home because I enjoy it. That’s facism”

[@aminatamaiga1]

3:15 why would you give money to the military to get your god son out, when you could give your god son money to finish school. Like, sir. Hello. What’s wrong with you

[@vitmin342]

"Poe was 27 and Virginia was 13" Chris Hansen: Edgar have a seat right on that stool there.

[@TAddy-wq3hg]

Edgar Allen Poedephile

[@kariscoyne1886]

@@TAddy-wq3hg fuCKIGN UNDERRATED COMMENT

[@carlyhastings4420]

this deserves all of the likes

[@franciafrancia2481]

😂😂😂

[@SmoothSoulHD]

@Think About it. I was thinking the same thing. It was a completely different time period and the further in time we go back the more common it was lol.

[@Alchemy818.]

DO THE FRENCH PEOPLE WHO DANCED TILL THEY DIED *We’ve been asking for it for years* #postmortem

[@nahyes7211]

•Swanspeckle07 • weeewoooweeewooo

[@ashf8213]

If its not a season premiere or finale i think I'll riot

[@karenvalenzuela3114]

I heard Shane might to it for puppet history on their Watcher channel but not sure if that’s true...

[@drslopper]

Horrible Histories dance fever 👌

[@josephl8974]

Yes

[@dbsduqls]

shane: the raven's were named after poe ryan: stfu you dont know anything abt him shane: pOE WAS FROM BALTIMORE ryan: i have been enlightened. le gasp!! thank you for the likes!

[@lakshmigangesh4334]

I swear he managed to do an entire case study on him without learning where he’s from 😂😂😂 only Ryan.

[@elliedarling]

ryan after he finds out the mascot for the ravens is literally named poe and they have live ravens: I have transcended.

[@SanguinaryDreamer]

@@elliedarling everyone from the DMV quietly side eyeing Ryan lmao

[@elliedarling]

@@SanguinaryDreamer literally i am not from the dmv for no reason. i must spread my edgar propaganda wherever i am.

[@sydney3879]

i legit thought you meant like the bird for a solid 10 seconds

[@sgtsantiagousmc79]

You can actually still buy yourself out of the military. I remember being in boot camp, and so many rich kids having their parents buy out their contracts. Basically, if you have the money to pay the government back you can buy out your contract. Most people don't have that kind of money.

[@lavenderleavened]

"I'm just a poe boy nobody loves me" "He's just a poe boy from a poe family, spare him his life from this monstrosity"

[@waynej2608]

'Easy come, easy Poe, will they let him go? Eureka! Will not let him go. Will not let him go oh Figaro, Poe, poe, poe, poe, poe. Oh Leonora!, Leonora! ...' or something. 😎

[@lavenderleavened]

@@waynej2608 lol

[@frederina4805]

Oh QUEEEENNNNN

[@Phoebe5448]

GALILEO! GALILEO! GALILEO LET ME POE!!

[@Autumn_The_Nerd]

You did not just- You crazy son of a b you did it, I can't believe it but you did it

[@WeBrEaThGaMiNg]

Nobody: Literally nobody: Shane outta nowhere: I don’t like heroin.

[@jessicachurch2462]

How many times do you think he tried it before deciding that?😂

[@lastlife0726]

Jessica Church 😂 nah. It's a running gag with him. He's deathly afraid of someone randomly injecting him with heroin, this has come up many times in the past

[@zz7733]

@@lastlife0726 It's honestly such a rational phobia to have tbh. Heroin addiction is a horror movie irl.

[@amld14]

Ronaldinho is 40 now!

[@spookyspider2820]

We Breathe Football it’s not fun

[@emiliaangestam2951]

Whenever I hear about an author who became famous after their death I get so sad...they might have thought they were a failure and then never know how much their work actually impacted people

[@vanesaorozco1279]

yea it’s so sad to me as well! ☹️ if only they knew

[@axeforeal]

Yup, Kafka is another

[@purplepacks7175]

Its like that episode of doctor who when they take Vincent van Gogh from the past and take him to one of his art exhibits in present day and he hears everyone praising his work and he sees how successful he became after death and he starts crying tears of joy, Vincent was also famous wayyy after his death. That episode was awsome, the clip of it is on KZbin

[@ipshitakanungo3025]

He had a sad, sad life. I mean... Even his corpse couldn't rest in peace

[@Jay-mv5hf]

Shane: “All rich people are murderers.” Also Shane: “No, make him work for it! Make him strong.” when Edgar Allen Poe is literally starving and struggling to stay warm

[@Blueboy0316]

In another episode, he said he'd prefer to be given "a lot of money for doing nothing ".

[@PoisonelleMisty4311]

And you know what's really cool? Poe's influence can be seen everywhere, even in popular culture today. I swear, every crime show has an episode inspired by his works. You never know, maybe one of these days we'll see a reality TV show called "The Bachelor: Edgar Allan Poe Edition." I can already hear the host saying, "This week, the ladies will compete for the heart… that beats beneath the floorboards!"

[@Yumiizoomii]

Wow....Shane really DO looks like that one history teacher who's done with their job

[@quavehiphop9152]

He looks like Edgar Allan Poe

[@sarasthoughts]

Just so you know it's "does look" :)

[@Yumiizoomii]

@@sarasthoughts thank you

[@nadiajohansen3660]

He looks like Professor Lupin from Harry Potter

[@catd8929]

@@nadiajohansen3660 100%

[@iSing4u2011]

The fact that they're called the Baltimore Ravens because he died there and not because he lived there is even stranger

[@allysonvalerie2360]

He lived there, I've been to the house lol. Look it up on Google, it's super tiny and cramped. It was just one of his many homes. 🙃

[@enotj]

idk man we love him but im pretty sure he lived here

[@manchieffilms]

Called the ravens because the name won a contest. You can KZbin it. Lmao

[@mariar.4893]

it's how he would have wanted it

[@sukubaby8250]

Allyson Jarrett arent the mascots named Edgar Allan and Poe?

[@tessgrutter9893]

I love how Ryan says that ghosts usually haunt places they died not necessarily where they were buried. I feel like graves are actually the least haunted places there are, unless u died where ur buried. Or the spirit goes to places or things they are most attached too

[@pariyarezaqoli4528]

"Spilling Poe's remains..." -This guy can't catch a break I laughed a bit too hard 😂

[@410Aries]

Pariya Rezaqoli same! 😂😩

[@SteezNY]

Shane: “THEY NAMED A FOOTBALL TEAM AFTER HIM, HE WAS BORN IN BALTIMORE!” Ryan: “Born on January 19, 1809 in Boston”

[@JakeJones19]

he actually said he was "FROM" baltimore

[@groundhogsday6731]

Ah yes, Edgar Patriot Allen Poe

[@OldSpaghettifactory89]

To be fair, he did dye there

[@professionalmilfhunter3006]

He lived in Baltimore for most of his life, and they did in fact name the team after him! The mascot is named Poe in his memory! :)

[@mellowmallow3138]

mattie xoxo there used to be three named edgar, allen, and (the only one left) poe. so yeah.

[@LasagnaTheArtist]

What a wonderful way to start the season. Shane is giving off major “retired 70’s detective” vibes. #postmortem

[@Vercingetorix.Fantasia]

I picked up on 79s porn star vibes

[@marthadunnstock7295]

I mean, both seem accurate to me lol

[@LasagnaTheArtist]

Their pinned comment begs to differ, Sam.

[@1o1nah]

5:09 "It's very easy to condemn from our vantage point in history, and so we do condemn! Wholeheartedly!" came here for this.

[@alexanderphilips1101]

For post mortem: alternate theory: shane is secretly edgar allen poe

[@globehead735]

Both are great writers

[@feedswagpeppa3976]

Katie Globehead is he rich L

[@alexanderphilips1101]

@Eddie R that was the best incould come up with in 5 minutes im sorry😂

[@panqueque445]

"Grossly, she was his cousin" bruh "Even grosslier, she was half his age" BRUH

[@squeakerplaysguitar2126]

I am going to start to use grosslier as a word

[@theals9605]

It’s actually not as bad as people think. Apparently she had an awful home life and Edgar married her to save her from her abusive family. They didn’t do anything grossy in the marriage and they slept in separate rooms.

[@JustAChinesePleb]

@@theals9605 Oh, yea that makes sense. I thought it was weird because if he really was a nonce he wouldn't love or at least want that adult woman, who's name I can't remember lol

[@zerotwosixty7416]

She wasn’t half his age he was more older than just half

[@turtleanton6539]

She was 13 bruuuuuh

[@aebliss]

19:08 "it's what you get for marrying your thirteen-year-old cousin-" "jESUS MAN YOU CAN'T SAY THAT-" I can't even begin to tell you how I missed this I'm crying

[@johnnycash5684]

He married Virginia in Virginia lol

[@boundtocreateb2c978]

“I saw Coco!” So good. Nice to have you gents back.

[@dalbygraf264]

i was bummed that you guys didn't talked about the mystery person that left three roses on Poe's grave every year on his birthday.

[@2dabestskepers195]

Where did you read this¿?

[@CharBar07]

@@2dabestskepers195 it's been know for years so much that when there isn't a rose left. It makes news

[@marvandthe4topz]

I came to look for this comment. I don’t know how long it’s been going on for but I know it’s much longer than one persons lifespan so it has to be multiple people. I think I heard on a podcast someone claimed to do it or know who did it.

[@m.ivyluna4632]

Maritza Valle the other thing is that no one knows how they are sneaking into the cemetery to do this even

[@ayesha_h]

Poe Toaster

[@aanchalsaxena1135]

Y'ALL SHOULD DO THE 7 DAY DISAPPEARANCE OF AGATHA CHRISTIE TOO THAT'S A WHOLE ROLLERCOASTER, WITH AGATHA HAVING NO IDEA HOW SHE ENDED UP WHERE SHE DID AND WITH THE NAME OF HER HUSBAND'S MISTRESS

[@mchensavasdijai8590]

Aanchal Saxena That’s easy, ever seen The Unicorn and the Wasp?

[@MrsSuperman]

@@mchensavasdijai8590 you beat me to it lol

[@maggielu3927]

Aanchal Saxena YES YES!!!

[@mlr.9257]

I do support this but I also have seen Doctor Who and I do Not accept another explanation than that episode

[@Blebstinchen]

@@mchensavasdijai8590 LMAAAAOOOOO

[@marythecontrarian]

The Baltimore Ravens were definitely named after Edgar Allan Poe’s poem “The Raven”. Their original mascot were ravens named Edgar, Allan, and Poe.

[@micro-babe]

Pretty glad we changed it.

[@Abravesfan1988]

Carter Allen That’s not true, they had 3 Ravens (the bird) named, Edgar, Allan & Poe. No mascot was ever dressed as the man.

[@marythecontrarian]

I_Love_Fat_Girls whoops I misread. Thank you for the correction!

[@nadiaishere2810]

I want my headstone to say "he was a weird little spindly man with a head the size of a pumpkin"

[@Noone-jn3jp]

if you plan it out it could say whatever you want, there’s a scavenger hunt planned for my friends. “how do we know it’s real?” me: “only one way to find out”

[@dill1899]

Props for incorporating the raven into your narration, “rapping at death’s chamber door,” “the weak and weary Poe” :)

[@salenebrom6476]

Spaghetto 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@cheyennehannigan8271]

Also "nevermore" 🤣

[@RobbieGoldy]

"I don't like heroin" - Shane ...suspicious...

[@dtkabridged]

This is the same man that has the irrational fear of just suddenly being stabbed in public and being injected with heroin... So his fear is valid

[@mikeparavinja3885]

@Jacqueline McDonald lol...no one can appreciate your humor but I can.

[@ava-qp8te]

that’s something only someone who likes heroine would say...

[@dtkabridged]

@SsSs RoBbSs it's both it's a weird fear to have but like the probability of it happening is never zero Especially in LA

[@lmisgay]

Indeed...🧐

[@user-nc4od8gb7v]

This literally just made my day. Like corona is running everything in my life right now, online school, my vacation cancelled, prom might be cancelled, and etc. BUT THIS, THIS IS A NICE SUPRISE.

[@omarmahfouz9124]

I love your enthusiasm, my prom might be canceled as well :(

[@benkenobi3964]

This is a surprise to be sure but a welcome one

[@_DMNO_]

i was going to get purposefully banned from prom again but the coronavirus has kept my antisocialism intact

[@prestonblair2841]

Man i feel this

[@electric__yellow8406]

I'm sorry, I feel for you. stay safe, wash your hands.

[@natasharomanova4147]

Hey for anyone watching again, I recently learned that Poe’s marriage to Virginia was actually for her own safety as she was going to be married-off anyway. Nothing happened between Poe and Virginia during their marriage.

[@kloudiier8980]

Ryan: describing Poe’s life in a smart fashion Also Ryan: *eVen gRosSliEr*

[@jaiceeallred4197]

once that statement was finished Shane and Ryan just sat in silence

[@ryanfinnweekes]

My school is closed because of corona, so this season has the perfect timing

[@Eorxied2300]

Yeah boyyyy

[@kyraswartz8123]

Sameeeee

[@whatdaeisit7592]

Can’t relate, England doesn’t give a f*** about our wellbeing😔

[@willmckanna9170]

Sameeeeee

[@halkal8504]

Dang my school don’t even care

[@PandaMonsterKitto]

Less grossly: many sources believe Edgar & Virginia's relationship was more like that of brother & sister, and that the marriage was more of convenience. Virginia & Maria were left in a difficult financial situation after the deaths of Maria's son & mother. Rather than have Virginia sent to live with another cousin in Baltimore, Poe supposedly offered to move her & her mother to Richmond with him so he could provide for the family. Edited for clarity.

[@dannymiller7187]

kater hopefully this true. Too lazy to look it up.

[@NightFallsFast1]

I was looking for this commeeeeeennt thanks

[@maggymead]

Cannibal Nectar it is! a quick google search would do the trick- i’m a huge poe enthusiast myself, and also a huge history fanatic. it’s commonly believed amongst historians in the field that edgar and virginia’s marriage was likely never consummated and they had the relationship of a brother and sister. later on in her short life, virginia did take seriously the role of edgar’s wife and took great offense when a mrs. ellet had dragged his name through the mud and accused him of improper advances after they had exchanged love poems through a literary society. virginia, on her deathbed, was quoted saying “mrs. e killed me”. some historians believe that she and edgar may have consummated their marriage when she was a bit older as she took her other wifely duties rather seriously when she began to mature, but it’s pure speculation.

[@trapazoidyay]

#postmortem

[@PandaMonsterKitto]

@@trapazoidyay If this makes it into the Post Mortem, I will eat my hat.

[@fallen4life080]

I love that he quoted The O.C show. I loved that show when I was young.

[@marylambert839]

shane: "poe was from baltimore." ryan: "wwOoOOooAAaHHhHhHhhHhhHhHHH"

[@LucyLioness100]

ғuňţċѧsє ţuċҡғѧяԀ he primarily lived in Baltimore which is why he associated with that city. I’ve actually been to his home there & it’s an eerie space. Visited his grave too & we had a brief reverence for him and left a small gift

[@NickqtGaming]

Well he was born in Boston, but died in Baltimore. So I think that makes it even better considering he was a dark figure that wrote even darker stories.

[@chino3796]

Poe was a Bostonian. His old apartment is across the street from the Boston Common. It's a National landmark.

[@theshape7214]

I love Ryan

[@anemxia9393]

@@theshape7214 don’t we all?

[@marcellephilosophe3296]

Have you guys heard about the famous “Poe Toaster” here in Baltimore? He was an anonymous man dressed in all black who every year for 7 decades, on Poe’s birthday, would leave 3 roses and a bottle of cognac on Poe’s grave. To this day nobody knows who he is, or why he does it,but he stopped coming so we assume he died. It’s a really interesting and mysterious story that’s well known in Baltimore! #postmortem

[@communistdaughter2861]

Marcelle Philosophe Didn’t someone else take it up after the original dude died?

[@marcellephilosophe3296]

communistdaughter yes but they stopped. It didn’t last long, but people think it might’ve been his son, I think the city also wanted to elect a new toaster but it wouldn’t be the same since we would know who it is

[@HopelessDreamersClub]

I live here and I never knew this

[@smoothkiminal6835]

Val Venus that’s what Edgar Allen Poe would’ve wanted

[@allietheeditor]

When my mom was in her 20s, she used to work at a hospital across the street from his cemetery and would go smoke cigarettes on his grave during her breaks... poe and I share a birthday

[@princesscamillemaguad6345]

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[@stevethea5250]

Hullo

[@masteroogway3040]

Hullo

[@masteroogway3040]

lamao