Ep. 3 - The Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe

[@goddess-of-beer]

Your voice is so soothing 🥲

[@myvictoriannightmare]

Thank you! I really appreciate that :)

[@kellibegs]

Im bingeing on you. ... i just found your channel. and its fantastic.. greetings from Ireland

[@myvictoriannightmare]

Greetings to you! Thank you for listening!!

[@donovangray4246]

A favorite poem from Edgar Allen Poe is " Alone "

[@lenagreen3679]

I am a rabid fan of the macabre especially Poe. I liked The Raven with Vincent Price and the one with John Cusack. I've seen and enjoyed all of the Roger Corman Poe adaptions. I also enjoyed your video, you are an entertaining storyteller. I will subscribe for more!

[@loriereedy4198]

Don't apologize for telling these things. If I didn't want to listen, i wouldn't. So glad that I found your channel!

[@myvictoriannightmare]

Haha! Aww. So glad you found my channel too!

[@susanverhoeven4962]

I am a Poe fan who enjoyed this immensely. You read his poetry so well. Thank you.

[@myvictoriannightmare]

Thank you!

[@gametheorymedia]

Ayuh; we are WAY overdue for a decent biopic about Poe (I would take an even slightly-exaggerated one, at this point....) Glad that I happened upon this video!

[@myvictoriannightmare]

Right?! Same! A proper biopic is WAY overdue!

[@fatovamingus]

Still are

[@TinkerTaylor-zv1ml]

Lovely. You have a good style in storytelling! Your voice sucked me right into the story. Liked the respectful way you treated the subject as well. 😊

[@myvictoriannightmare]

Thank you for saying so. I think what draws me to this era is that respect for the dead was a whole part of the culture. This is important to me. I want to be sure I'm giving the same respect.

[@maatirah6530]

So happy this channel came into my feed 🧡🖤🧡

[@heathermauldin4951]

You must hear The Raven read by Christopher Walken. It will blow you away. Just found your channel. I have shit to do, but I can't stop listening...

[@myvictoriannightmare]

I agree that I must hear Chris Walken's Raven. I also must say "I have shit to do but I can't stop listening" might be my favorite comment so far.

[@SpelCastrMax]

I loved this video! Just in case you don’t know- There’s a good Poe PBS documentary. It’s an episode of American Masters called Edgar a Poe buried alive.

[@boosqueezy2418]

i, too, loved The Fall of the House of Usher on Netflix

[@SpelCastrMax]

I actually really liked the pale blue eye, but I think it’s because I read the book 1st and the book does this great job of portraying exactly how I would’ve imagined him as a young man. He is full of himself. He’s both charming and annoying like many young artists. he makes up stories about his family because he doesn’t like his foster dad. The Poe house in Baltimore does these live historical discussions and the book just fit with how the historians in the discussion were describing young Poe

[@myvictoriannightmare]

I never read the book myself, but I’d never judge anyone who has a different opinion of a film than I have, especially if they have more intimate knowledge of the source material. It’s nice to know that you believe they did Poe justice in the storytelling. That’s a rare instance in cinematic history if so. Thank you for listening and lending your perspective!

[@normamarotta7765]

It's "Allan."

[@myvictoriannightmare]

It is indeed! Thank you! I changed it ;)

[@antipatsy]

Bombazine is a fabric, not a style of jacket. The style you describe sounds like a frock coat; I'll research it more when i have time. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombazine

[@myvictoriannightmare]

Ahh! Thank you for that correction! When I was trying to understand exactly what kind of coat the doctor was describing, from what I researched, it appeared as tho there were specific styles of coats that this fabric would be used for - but perhaps he was indeed just simply describing the fabric itself. Thanks again!

[@antipatsy]

@@myvictoriannightmare You're very welcome. My sister did a little additional research, and the coat Poe was found in is described as "a sack coat made of a cheap and sleazy alpaca," which adds a new wrinkle. 😅😅

[@myvictoriannightmare]

@@antipatsy Ooo! Does she know the source? I could only find quotes from his friend Joseph Snodgrass and the doctor.

[@TinkerTaylor-zv1ml]

I know the term bombazine from use in local dress here. Just finished a vest made of bombazine (also called "pilo"). It is a heavy duty fabric, made of cotton/linen, and a roughened surface (a bit like flannel). Usually black. It has the heaviness of sturdy denim. So it is quite a low-class fabric.

[@antipatsy]

@@myvictoriannightmare lol the Google!