The Poe Show
Listen to the classic horror stories and macabre poems of Edgar Allan Poe, renowned 19th century authors and more in a solemnly dark tone you've never heard before!
Featuring the works of Edgar Allan Poe, H.P. Lovecraft, The Brothers Grimm, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, J.S. Le Fanu and many more. Two new episodes every month!
Music and narration by Tynan Portillo.
- Update frequency
- every 16 days
- Average duration
- 28 minutes
- Episodes
- 50
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
The Ghost's Summons (w/ Miles Broadhead)
What could put us all in a better holiday spirit than a Victorian ghost story?
Introducing the Christmas special of the Poe Show, The Ghost's Summons by Ada Buisson; a chilli…
The Oval Portrait
If art is beauty, does it come from artist who see beauty in the world or artists who see imperfections in themselves? Is art capable of capturing the beauty of life, withou…
The Yellow Wallpaper (w/Tessa Barth)
Based on her own real life experience, and possibly Charlotte Perkins Gilman's most popular story, the Yellow Wallpaper investigates the extent of paranoia when pushed to th…
Poems: For Annie & Annabel Lee
The Hound (w/Mason Yates)
Guest narrator Mason Yates takes us on a ghoulish tale of twisted morals and an immense supernatural threat on the hunt. Prepare for the distant, yet ever persistent, baying…
The Masque of the Red Death
Indeed a true classic, the Masque of the Red Death is a macabre short story beloved by many. Explore the ethereal horror of the Red Death and what inspired Edgar Allan Poe t…
Poem: Tamerlane
Dagon
The first story to ever introduce the undersea terrors and cosmic horros of H.P. Lovecraft, and inspired by a surreal dream of the author, please enjoy...Dagon.
Music and nar…
The Black Cat
(CAUTION: story contains animal abuse)
A story of spiritual torment and the individual possibility for good or evil, The Black Cat is quite a strange tale of the human abilit…
Poem: The Raven
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